 | Patrick Gale Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of White in 1962. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed, then grew up in Winchester. He now lives on a farm near Land’s End. As well as writing and reviewing fiction, he has published a biography of Armistead Maupin, a short history of the Dorchester Hotel and chapters on Mozart’s piano and mechanical music for HC Robbin Landon’s The Mozart Compendium. He is also chairman of the St Endellion Summer Music Festival. His most recent novels are A Sweet Obscurity and Friendly Fire. He’s pictured here setting off for his first day at Winchester College. |