One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.

He was found under floorboards and it was as if his humble beginnings gave him extra empathy. When people around us died and I became homeless, he gave me a clear purpose Bertie was found in 2005 under the floorboards of a building where homeless people…

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