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Peter Perrin

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Peter Perrin was born in Romford, Essex, England, in 1944. He joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) when he was just fifteen and during almost fifteen years service served in the U.K, Aden, Madagascar, and Singapore. Post RAF he worked in Saudi Arabia for a year. Since then he has worked mainly in Engineering, but was also a Purchasing Manager for many years.
He has been retired for eight years and lives with his wife of almost forty years in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. He is a father and grandfather.
Peter has come to writing late in life, at the age of seventy-three, and writes sweet, seasoned romances. His plan is for his debut novel, Grace’s Turmoil, to be the first in a series called Not Too Old for Love, where all the characters will be age
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Debut novel

Four years ago, as a sixty-nine-year-old, I was inspired to try to write a novel. I wanted to write something that showed older, mature, people in a positive light.

I thought I would write a romance that showed mature people could have fun, friendships, love, and relationships.

So, I set Grace’s Turmoil in a retirement village where all the residents were aged at least sixty. But, I made the chara Read more of this blog post »
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