The author was born and raised in England and Germany. The son of an RAF Officer he has lived in homes too many to recall. He attended Framlingham College in Suffolk. Following this he worked in the City of London in the insurance business. This career move took him to Bangkok, Thailand, and back to England. In 1977 he moved to Antigua and Barbados in the West Indies. Moving permanently to the United States in 1986 to Cincinnati, Ohio where his two daughters were raised. During this time also he spent a few years in Princeton NJ. Tony currently resides in Sarasota, Florida.