"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
I was a child in Sharlston, then a mining village, and then Crofton, near Wakefield, UK. I went to London University and then did two years as a VSO in Kenya. I then taught in London for 16 years before moving to Brunei technical education. I then worked in Zayed University in the UAE for three years. Since 2003, I have lived in Spain, and have completed a PhD in education’s role in Philippine development and two novels, Mission and A Fool's Knot.
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A beautifully crafted tale of a character who seems to grow less credible as his life progresses.
Presents a complex, rather difficult character who reveals himself and his heinous exploits just a little at a time.
The Yellow Rain describes the decay and death of a Pyrenean village and its last inhabitant. Life and death tragically intertwine.
In Asylum Patrick McGrath examines obsession. He questions whether any of us ever acts outside of simple self interest.
Graham Greene’s development as a writer is described in this, his autobiography. While he denies his genius, Greene constantly if disarmingly reaffirms it.
Juxtaposes ancient gods with archaeologists who seek them. Parallels are closer than the intervening centuries might suggest.
Golding's iconic book describes the descent into savagery of a group of stranded British boys. Thus it questions whether civilised life is a mere sheen.
A novel about Bangladeshi life in London. It aims high, but falls well short of its artistic goals.
Juxtaposes the politics, the history, and the experience of naval war and the reality of living a life through the turmoil.
Pain Wears No Mask has an extra dimension that constantly encourages the reader to take an interest in more than a tale of events.
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