Author Biography
After thirty years in the insurance industry, latterly as a pensions consultant, Jeff decided to take a gap decade. His life has been filled with formative influences, such as those imparted by his woodwork teacher, 50 years ago, who gave him a lifelong love of wood and taught him how to work it. You might say Mr Dunkerley was Jeff's Mr Chips. (No pun intended). Not forgetting Pam, his wife of 39 years, his son James and daughter Kim. More recently, a master carver named Mike Painter taught Jeff how to carve wood and so wood carving has filled a significant part of the 'Gap', along with coach driving, here and on the continent, (boys toys). Speaking of continent, there is the new found love of France; it's culture, food and of course, wine. Felling trees, cooking and a short but very enjoyable spell as an examinations officer at a local college also helped to fill time but the real surprise was fiction. Writing it that is. What started as a vivid dream that stayed with him, became a four year journey of discovery that resulted in the publication of Graham's chronicles, A Child's Eye View, Graham's Gang and Help Out House. Oh, nearly forgot, Jeff is 62 and 8 years into his gap decade. Watch this space.
