Nigel Grundey

Nigel Grundey was born in Warwickshire, but brought up in Kent. He first qualified as a mechanical engineer; however, at age twenty-one, he joined H.M.Forces, serving in the Far East and West Germany as an aircraft engineer. Unsure what to do next, a stint in college followed, furthering his qualifications. "You do realise there's a war going on out there" is not the normal opening line of a job interview, but it led to nearly thirty years with the same company, working with aircraft in the...See more

Nigel Grundey was born in Warwickshire, but brought up in Kent. He first qualified as a mechanical engineer; however, at age twenty-one, he joined H.M.Forces, serving in the Far East and West Germany as an aircraft engineer. Unsure what to do next, a stint in college followed, furthering his qualifications. "You do realise there's a war going on out there" is not the normal opening line of a job interview, but it led to nearly thirty years with the same company, working with aircraft in the Middle East and U.K. Always a voracious reader, he didn't consider writing until retirement, and is delighted that many of his stories have now been published. Never fans of cold weather, he and his wife now live in southern Spain See less