David R Ewens was born in Scotland and spent an early short part of his life in Australia. Subsequently he was brought up and received his full time education in East Anglia. He lives and writes in Kent, where he has been based for many years. After a career in further and adult education, including work in policy and research, he has written four novels and some short stories.
His writing has been influenced by lifelong experience of progressive deafness, eased recently by a cochlear implant.
Recently, Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s former consigliere, declared that he was leaving the Labour Party as it had departed from his values. I’m not sure of the ins and outs, but he had already been expelled or suspended for voting Liberal Democrat in the EU elections, in clear and direct contravention of LP rules. I…
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The Golden Spurs is a good read! Don’t take my word for it. Have a look at these reviews: – Book Review: The Golden Spurs by David R. Ewens Book Review: The Golden Spurs by David R. Ewens There’s a Q and A section in the second one, and a little news article here says…
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Following the release of The Golden Spurs, these two articles about me and my writing might pique some interest: – https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/david-r-ewens-exclusive-life-of-crime-1162816.html David R Ewens: ‘Deafness doesn’t confine or define me’
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