One Autumn in Europe

In the fall of 1979, at the age of nineteen, I flew to London with a backpack and a heart full of questions. Every autumn that voyage has returned to mind like clockwork, revitalizing my perceptions. This book is a coming of age story filled with universal elements of personal discovery; it is a private pilgrimage laid bare. To those of you who were there, I hope I have not strayed too far from the truth of your recollections. This book is my tribute to your kindness. To those who have embarked on a similar quest, this story will feel very familiar. Please join me on this extraordinary journey. You may find, as I have, a fountain of youth hidden here.