About Ros 

Born in Shillong, Assam shortly after Independence, I'm a graduate in English Language and Literature, with an MA in Early English and a PhD on Beowulf, a subject which is briefly touched on in Ready, Steady, Dig! and Gnome or Mr Nice Guy, and which will become more and more significant as the series progresses.

I took early retirement in 2006 after a career in teaching (University College, Cork), theatre (the RSC in Stratford), and medical administration (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Medical Committee).   During that time I also managed to fit in ten years' service with 67 (The Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) first as a Radio Operator, and latterly as a Troop Officer, where I discovered an unexpected talent as a marksman with rifle, pistol and sub-machine gun. 

I now live in Cornwall, where I have to position my word processor so that I can't see out of the window, otherwise I would spend all day watching the sea and never write a thing. 

When not writing (or looking at the sea), most of my time is spent gardening, bell-ringing, and helping out at Guide Camp and on Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions.

If you are still hungry for information about me, you can read an interview I gave to Allan Mayer by clicking the link below.

Read the interview