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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.
David Reed
David Reed was born in 1947 in Harrogate, Yorkshire. He attended school in West London and then ventured into television and film production. David’s career led him to a role in the BBC, AND OTHER BROADCASTERS, a role which took him all over the world, from the Arctic to Antarctica. These travels spawned in David a keen interest in nature conservation, and after living in New Zealand for several years, David took early retirement and headed his own company specialising in nature programmes. David now lives in England in the picturesque ...
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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. ...
John David Keith Richards
John Richards was born in London in 1946 but spent his childhood in Cardiff with his adoptive parents. After gaining a degree in economics from Birmingham University, John began employment at the Economic Intelligence Department of the Prudential Assurance Company. From there began a twenty-five-year career as a retail analyst, during which time John worked for several notable institutions including Scott Goff, Wood Mackenzie and NatWest.For almost twenty years, John was rated the number one UK retail analyst, and also enjoyed a high ...
Michael J. Richards
Michael J. Richards was born in 1945 at Hastings into a world just recovering from the depredations of the Second World War. He grew up in the East Sussex countryside near Eastbourne and was educated at the University of Sussex and Brighton Polytechnic. He worked as a grammar school Mathematics teacher in the United Kingdom before teaching Mathematics and Physics at a military establishment in the Middle East. Having made money in property he purchased 400 acres of bare farmland in his native East Sussex and created a new farm. In the field of ...
Katia Ricklin
Born in Samedan (close to St. Moritz) in 1947, Katia Ricklin spent her childhood and youth in Zurich, where she attended school, which she completed with the Matura. She completed her education with a Proficiency degree in Cambridge, and also trained as a secretary in Zurich. After her divorce in 1974, she worked as co-director of Otto Ernst AG until 1988. From 1989 to 1998, she acquired extensive knowledge of Bach Flowers, Tarot, Crystals, and Photography through self-study and offered consultations and courses on these subjects.In 1991 ...
Alfred Rink
Alfred Rink, born in 1949, originally studied computer science at the Technical University of Berlin. After several years of industry experience, a one-year research stay at Stanford University, California, and a three-year position as a scientific advisor for the European Commission, Alfred Rink, alongside a physics graduate, founded a company dedicated to developing software for industrial applications.During his forties, Alfred Rink completed his training as a psychoanalyst at a training and further education institute of the German ...
Robert Robert
Robert Ferguson lectured in environmental sciences at the Universities of London and Exeter before joining the UK Civil Service. He later worked as a management consultant with central and local government organisations in the UK, and with major manufacturing companies abroad. He began writing again after retiring. His earlier poetry collections “Late Starter”, "Start to Finish" and "Love and Other Thoughts" were published in 2018, 2022 and 2023 respectively. He has won prizes and commendations in the Solihull Writer’s Workshop annual poetry ...
Richard Rose
Richard Rose was born into a working-class family in Birmingham, UK in 1948. He started dancing at the age of six and would make his career in this field, as Principal of Richardz Dance Studios. Mr Rose is also an internationally recognised adjudicator in ballroom dance championships and is a Fellow and Examiner for the National Association of Teachers of Dancing. This is his first book.
Michelle Round
Michelle Round is an up and coming new author. Chasing Daydreams is her debut novel. Born in 1984, she lives in Wolverhampton with her husband whom she married in 2013. Michelle has had a passion for creative writing since she was a teenager. For the first fifteen years of her career, she worked in the hospitality industry. This has given Michelle a great insight into the inner workings of how people’s minds work and much inspiration for her writing. As well as writing, Michelle enjoys supporting her local football team, dancing and dining in ...
