Born in Croatia, given away at four to an aunt and uncle; imprisoned with them in World War II, I was the only one saved by my father, who was imprisoned himself and shot three weeks later. Aunt and uncle perished in Auschwitz. I arrived in England at 16, not knowing a word of the language, but I fell in love with it and ended teaching it. My childhood and circumstances taught me that life is precious and time should not be wasted. Also, we're here to help and be kind to each other. I had a massive stroke at 48, but recovered after three years; also I'm diabetic and have angina, but enjoy and love life. I belong to a local writers' group, The Inn Scribers and enjoy writing poetry and articles. .  

ADB(Ed) (Drama Teachers' qualification), Cert Ed
Commerce Teachers' qualification
Associate Member of NAWG (National Association of Writerss' Groups)