Stephen May was born in Lincolnshire, England in 1947 After a secondary school education and a brief working career he soon discovered his chosen vocation in trade and commerce. This enabled him to spend some years travelling throughout the Middle and Far East before he finally left the UK to reside overseas in 1980. After a successful business career encompassing the United Kingdom, Southern Africa and Australia; he retired several years ago to Perth in Western Australia. He is married with two children and has taken to writing as a pastime.