Sample of Authors
![Portrait of James McClure](images/writer/1157/60992bf12d8dba3682822b154dfc20adb8e65100bbe52.jpg)
McClure, James
1939 - 2006
The journalist and author James "Jim" McClure’s Scottish parents left for South Africa in 1930, and he was subsequently b...
Further reading![Portrait of Jasper Fforde](images/writer/4660/6074985b1c380fbb4eea293544b725761e20c9c44cbc0.jpg)
Fforde, Jasper
1961 -
Jasper Fforde is a British author. He grew up in London and Wales. His father was an economist who was Chief Cashier of the...
Further reading![Portrait of Simon Brett](images/writer/243/6093e9139d7100d24c38e30cee65ac1745ecf8a6d0856.jpg)
Brett, Simon
1945 -
British author born in Worcester Park, Surrey. In 1949, the family moved to Ealing and a year later to Banstead where he...
Further reading![Portrait of Philip Kerr](images/writer/6378/602fb3ac5d12f3b9ddeed300c642c9206d1ee99aae625.jpg)
Kerr, Philip
1956 - 2018
Philip Kerr was a Scottish author born in Edinburgh. His family were Baptists. Kerr read law and philosophy at the...
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