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A childhood spent roaming the world with my diplomat father and mother gave me high hopes and dreams for my future, but no clear ambition. After leaving school I embarked on a rather feckless climb up the career ladder in local government. And yet all this has provided me with a wealth of stories, observations and experiences which, during an equally badly planned semi-retirement, I now at last have time to set down on paper. Apart from writing copious amounts (as yet unpublished), I can indulge my love of reading - without falling asleep after ten minutes and having to re-read the same pages the following night, as regularly happened after a long day of doing battle with staff and budgets.
favourite books
Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
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