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