Auteur: Richard Gilbert

This is Richard Gilbert”s first novel. He”s produced many non-fiction books and several hundred articles on topics that reflect the many jobs he”s had over a long working life. The jobs have included high-school teacher and university professor, government scientist and elected politician, journalist and, most recently, consultant on transportation and urban issues with clients on five continents. Richard”s main formal qualifications are in psychology, although he”s been doing other things for many years. He”s a member of the Writers” Union of Canada. Richard was born in London, England, in January 1940, some months after the period of this novel. He and Rosalind emigrated from Scotland to Canada in the late 1960s. They”ve lived in downtown Toronto for most of the time since. Their family includes many grandchildren ranging in age from newborn to early twenties.