I was born in London and had a conventional family upbringing. After leaving school, I worked in the financial quarter in the City of London. I married at 18 and moved to Essex to start a new life. After bringing up three children, I then had a successful career in the Civil Service. Apart from becoming a 'gym addict', my life was fairly ordinary until I reached the age of 50 and craved a departure from conformity. This started with me having several small tattoos, including a male/female symbol on my thigh, which signified the start of my newfound liberation as a swinger. My book chronicles t...