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“We Were Equal Partners In An Adventure We Hadn’t Figured Out”: Bono Reflects On The Intricacies Of His 40-Year Marriage | British Vogue

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“Inscrutable but not unknowable, she will let her soul be searched only if you reciprocate, and she is ready for the long dive,” writes the U2 frontman of Ali Hewson, as he reflects on their 40 years of marriage in a heartfelt essay in the December issue of British Vogue.

Save this story Save this story The walls of the Martello tower were made of granite and seven feet thick. It was a fort containing three circular rooms, two bathrooms, and a kitchen built into the walls. The living room was like an igloo with a proud hollow for a fireplace. At another opening, a solid stone, winding staircase led to what can only be described as the “lookout” we slept in: A glass room from which we could watch over the promenade of the seaside town of Bray. I’m not sure you would call the tower a house, but it was the first dwelling Ali and I owned and lived in, and it felt w

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