The author was born in Mansfield England in 1944 moving to Dover in 1950. He was educated at Dover Grammar school 1955-1960, joined the British army where he served in the Far and Middle East. He i...ver maisThe author was born in Mansfield England in 1944 moving to Dover in 1950. He was educated at Dover Grammar school 1955-1960, joined the British army where he served in the Far and Middle East. He is divorced and has two daughters and two sons and lives in Caerphilly, South Wales. In 2014 he had pancreatic cancer and underwent a 12 hour operation involving total pancreatomy. On release from hospital he suffered traumatic hallucinations and many dreams, one of which became the basis of his first novel Gadjo.ver menos