![]() ‘Douglas’ came from her nostalgic affection for Douglas Fairbanks, the Hollywood idol, so there’s another red herring right there. My parents, both deceased now, raised me in Ipswich my father a doctor, my mother a teacher of biology. Traditionally, Scandinavians are a fair, handsome, hearty and uninhibited people and I am none of those things. You see that intriguing final ‘e’ in the Petersen? I’m told it’s the legacy of some Scandinavian heritage, some great-grandfather, though I have never been to and have no interesting stories to tell about Scandinavia. My name is Douglas Petersen and I am fifty-four years old. ![]() ![]() But before I say any more about this and the other events that took place during that particular summer, I should tell you a little about myself and paint some sort of ‘portrait in words’. ![]()
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