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These vivid and compelling tales, many set in Africa and Asia, are about immigrants and others facing change and dislocation. The science is never pedantic; indeed the language of biology and natural history is used to great lyrical effect. The stories are accomplished and seasoned, remarkably so given that this is the author’s first book. Murray is adept at holding together a complex narrative and creating characters who reach out emotionally to the reader upon first meeting.
Global in scope, classical in form, evocative of place, and deeply emotional, this collection marks the beginning of what promises to be an illustrious career.
John Murray
John was married to Rita for 63 years before she passed away in June 2025. They had two children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Originally from the U.K. they resided in White Rock, British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada.John was educated in England, studied theology in Birmingham, U.K. and in Toronto, Canada. His life experience has been in business, in journalism, in pastoral ministry and overseas missions.For the last twenty years before retiring John served as the Executive Director of a Mission working in Eastern Europe. He travelled extensively from Russia in the north to Albania in the south. Some of the stories in his book Miracles: Coincidence or Divine Intervention are from his days travelling in Eastern Europe.His many years of speaking engagements took him to ten countries which included Canada, the United States, The United Kingdom, Europe and the Caribbean.Since retiring in 2006 John has concentrated on caring for his wife Rita and on writing. A Kaleidoscope of Life is his seventh book.
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