My story begins in 1987. I'm 24 years old and sitting alone in my brother's flat coming to terms with the death of my mother. Flash forward 10 years to 1997, which finds me alone, drunk and depressed at the situation I have found myself in with three daughters with three different mothers. That same night, I stumble across a red-sleeved book that I began to write in back in 1987 at my brother's flat. This led me to thinking about how most people don't leave a record of their time here when they pass on, so I decided that I wouldn't let that happen to me. Tears now dripping onto the pages as I realized my failures, I make a vow to turn my life around and write down, for my family, why this all happened to me. Twisted Chimneys is my autobiography and I want to share with you my journey and my motivation as to how I became the man I am today. Piecing together my mother's past and my father's and mine. I've learned emotionally the reasons for being me...Pat Guilfoyle grew up in the town of Basildon in Essex, England and currently resides in the village of Southminster in Essex, England. He works as a construction manager in London. Author's Web sites: www.twistedchimneys.com and www.twistedchimneys.co.uk.