Paul Pellew is semi-retired and lives in Spain and Germany. His previous career included a time in International Banking, Farming, the House of Lords and the Leisure Industr: he remains currently occupied practising overseas as a Private and Corporate Business Broker.  'I wrote this book whislt the grey matter was still cooperative, and because I wished to relate a selection of personal thoughts and happenings;'  it is sometimes an angst stricken story which, tinged with humour, sadness and joy, is both an informative and educational read. This is not the biography of a well-known politician, artist or academic, but an unusual story about an unusual person, born into unusual circumstances, living an out-of-the-ordinary life, which he would like to share quite candidly with you. Paul provides the opportunity to share the many trials, tribulations and temptations of his life, as he walks through the corridors of nobility and the wilderness of insecurity. The author's words are tinted with a light hearted optimism, but readers will soon realise that all that glistens is not golden, and that a silver spoon can quickly be transformed into a threatening knife.