In my work as a newspaper reporter I saw humanity at its best and worst, where politics, personal ambition, greed and petty jealousies lived alongside an unparalleled creativity and generosity of spirit. The breadth of experience gleaned from this work, my love for the natural environment and empathy for those who struggle to survive inspired me to write Perfect Optics.

Though my novel is pure fabrication, inevitably it reflects something about me, whether it be through lived experience or flights of my imagination.