The Essence of Grace

Phil was born in Margate, Kent just after the war. His father was in thearmy so he was moved frequently from one country to the next as a child- Middle East, Far East, Germany, Malta and Cyprus.He miraculously came away from school with six 'O' levels includingEnglish. He went straight into the RAF for many years and then intocivilian street as a salesman for a short spell before joining anengineering company, until retirement.The author developed the reading bug when in some far-flung posting.Apart from 'Biggles', Phil's first real book was Scaramouche by RafaelSabatini. Since then he enjoys a good read with unusual aspects to it.The author has always enjoyed an active life, but these days it's moresedate activities like reading, music, golf - and hopefully, writing, whichPhil now actually finds quite enjoyable.