A Handbook for Travellers in Spain; Volume 1

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.

Richard Ford is the author of The Sportswriter; Independence Day, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award; The Lay of the Land; and the New York Times bestseller Canada. His short story collections include the bestseller Let Me Be Frank With You, Sorry for Your Trouble, Rock Springs and A Multitude of Sins, which contain many widely anthologized stories. He lives in New Orleans with his wife Kristina Ford.