British author whose 1980s short story about an intergenerational friendship between a child and elderly neighbor is discussed in relation to declining adult-child friendships.
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"I was reading a story by Rosamunde Pilcher where an eight year old boy comes to terms with the death of his sixty-two year old best friend. It was written in the 80s and set in a village. And I think about how common it used to be for children to maintain friendships with adult neighbours independen"