Born in 1928, Kenneth Wheeler was the youngest in a family of 11 children. He grew up during the Plymouth Blitz and survived the bombing of his school and the devastation of his city before joining the Royal Air Force shortly after the Second World War ended. Serving in North Africa and all across Europe, he rose to the rank of Warrant Officer. He lives in Plymouth, England, where he pursues his greatest passions of gardening, singing and writing (short stories, poetry and novels). He has a strong Christian faith which features in much of his writing.