Authors
Alistair Paterson
Born in Surrey in 1935, Alistair Paterson joined the navy as an officer cadet at age seventeen. He served on many ships and became a captain before retiring in 1990. He married Anne in 1956, had four children and lived overseas in Malaysia, Malta, Italy and the USA. Authorship has a strong place in the Paterson family history and following his retirement, he wrote three books which are soon to be published. Now a widower but having survived bowel cancer, Alistair now lives in Devon and still enjoys life. He spends his time walking and drawing ...
Jerry Pearlman
Jerry Pearlman resides in Leeds and is married with two children, now aged 51 and 53. Now in his 80s, Jerry has decided to take a look back on his long and successful career through the writing of his second book, The Death of the Common Attorney. A keen walker, Jerry is an honorary Vice President of the Ramblers, as well as a Parish Councillor and the Chairman of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Access Forum. Professionally, he has been the President of his local Law Society, and a member of the Solicitors Complaints Bureau. He was awarded ...
John Pegasus
John Pegasus has had a long lifetime of searching, seated on the flying horse, gathering information for the mind and thoughts and spirit. Many different sources have been explored in the cosmos. The year 2020/21 has been an opportunity for the comprehensive recipe to be brought together, kneaded, and placed in a hot oven. It can now emerge and be left on the table for others to smell, taste, see, and eat the sensual ingredients which have transformed from the cooking of Earth’s solid matter into the spiritual treasures that are ready to show ...
Philip H. Pelly
Philip Pelly was born in 1948, and grew up in Wiltshire. He studied Physics at the University of London before teaching for two years. He then qualified as a solicitor and went on to become a district judge. He is married to Helen, a priest in the Church of England. They have two children and three grandchildren. He loves the coast, walking and wine. This is his first book.
Robert Piller
Robert Piller - Born in London, 1945. Robert's married with three grown up children. In February of this year (2024) he and his wife Carole both celebrated their 50th anniversary.He's been interested in conservation most of his life but became increasingly disillusioned when conservationists began causing more harm to the natural world than the existing threats already there were having. He hopes his book will inspire some changes in direction things are taking. The world right now needs all the right kind of help it can get, and ...
J.N.S. Pluckrose
J.N.S. Pluckrose lives in Plymouth in the UK where as well as enjoying the adventure of being a first-time novelist, he also enjoys baking for his family. In addition to his work as an author, James is training to be a caterer.
Tony Preedy
Tony Preedy was born in Hereford in January 1939 to shopkeeping parents and moved to Shropshire in 1944. His autism shaped his young life, causing him to enter Technical College; Tony then started studies towards becoming a Chartered Engineer whilst an apprentice with REME, then at Bristol Polytechnic and with the BBC, eventually being elected a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. He has worked as a grocer’s delivery boy, and later as an engineer in broadcasting, spending some time in an Arab country, and in law in the ...
Terra Pries
Growing up in a military family, Terra Pries moved frequently and discovered a valuable hobby in reading and learning to use her imagination. She has always enjoyed writing, and as a teacher of ten years was looking for ways to inspire the love of reading in her students, as well as fostering creativity and the enjoyment of writing. To this end she began to write a story for her students, reading them the chapters as they were written and engaging them in the process of determining what worked in the story and what did not. This fun and ...
David Raivitch
David Raivitch was born in Germany to two Soviet immigrants. His love of learning includes studying physics and economics, and he considers himself to be the product of a blissfully average life. He describes himself as a jack of all trades who loves gaming and drinking cocoa.
David A Ralph
David Ralph began his working life as an apprentice upholsterer, before becoming a machine operator for a steel stockholder. It wasn’t until he took his family to a holiday park in Wales and witnessed a show given by an expert children’s entertainer that the genus of a creative business idea took hold. After being made redundant in 1984, David threw caution to the wind and embarked on building an incredibly successful business in children’s entertainment and close-up magic, with membership of the British Magical Society among his many ...
Colin Rank
Born the second child of three with two sisters, Colin Rank grew up in Sussex and was educated locally and in Somerset before leaving school at 18. Over 51 years, he enjoyed careers in the food industry, the motor trade, and finally in farming. Some consultancy work and charitable work followed before taking up a position as Chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance in Gloucester, a role he carried for 5 years.Colin has a wide range of interests, from a love of aviation, cars, and motorbikes to playing drums, making films, sailing, and ...
Caroline Read
In Symbols of the Future, the debut novel of Caroline Read, inspiration is drawn from her interest in the planets and a love of the stories of E.M. Forster. Born and bred in Nottingham, Caroline is well-known locally for her poetry and this success has driven her writing towards her thought-provoking and entertaining first novel.
Rev. James Rettie
The Reverend James Rettie was born in 1935 in Aberdeen and lives in Inverness Scotland. He is a retired Minister Of The Gospel and leader of The Ministry Of Divine Healing. Reverend Rettie is a widower with two daughters, two granddaughters and two great granddaughters. He first trained as a missionary serving the Home Board of the Church of Scotland. He established a congregation at the Barn Church, Culloden, Inverness and went on to train for the Ministry of Word and Sacrament. He served his probationary period as a Minister in the ...
M.R. Reynolds
M.R. Reynolds was born in the 1950’s and raised in the heart of England. He proceeded to endure the rigours of the Catholic education system. Inspired by his parents and two influential teachers, he developed a love of literature, drama and music. M.R. studied the piano, the clarinet and wallowed in Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, and Tolkien. He began to compose songs, write poetry and plays; something that he has not quite managed to give up. The author went to University in Manchester and trained as a teacher teaching Music, English and Drama. ...
Ian Richardson
Born in Washington D.C. in 1951, Ian Richardson was educated at Highgate School and the University of Southampton. He spent most of his career in the UK civil service, including HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office, dealing with financial matters. Since retiring, he has had more time to enjoy his favourite activities of choral singing and folk dancing and has also turned his hand to writing with this being his debut novel. He has three grown-up children and lives happily with his wife in South Wales.
Rosalyn Richardson
Rosalyn Richardson was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1959. After attending Secondary school, followed by college and then studying further at night school at a local university, Rosalyn was employed as a company secretary and counsellor.Her favourite activities are writing, socialising with her friends and family; particularly with her ten-year-old grandson. She loves the English language and occupies herself with cooking and volunteer work. She is married with two children. From the age of nine years old, she has had a passion for ...