Summary
The crowd of 300 or so has been sectioned into groups corresponding to letters of the alphabet, which leads to some friendly competition in line. I feel like a loser with the red slip of paper marking me a "D," until I meet people who are "E"s and "F"s and who dutifully step aside to let me through. It's a predominantly female assembly, and many are decked out in flowing Mother's Day finery. An elderly woman sipping coffee at the cafe stands out in a red suit adorned with a thick rope of pearls.
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Mother's Day with Madeleine
It's mid-afternoon on a steamy Mother's Day and I'm downstairs at the Regulator Bookshop in Durham, waiting for a glimpse of former Secretary of State Madelei...
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