Tom Gamble

Tom Gamble was born in Essex, England, and spent an adventurous, travelling childhood following in the wake of his parents as they moved thirteen times in fifteen years. He gained entrance to grammar school in Kent, and spent his teens as a British Army cadet in a tank regiment and living the Mod scene before growing restless and dropping studies to focus on music and poetry. Having tasted both comfort and extreme poverty, inspired by Steinbeck, Grass and Orwell, his wanderlust took him to London, across Europe and finally Paris where he settled. Going back to studies, he gained an MA from Keele University and worked as a teacher-translator before moving on to HR, instructional design and coaching. He currently lectures and project manages in leading French business schools and also works as a freelance trainer in leadership skills. A born walker, Tom has trekked and travelled in Europe, Asia and North America. In 2006, he journeyed across Morocco to discover, much off the beaten path, the Berber people and their culture which was to spark an almost yearly return to North Africa ever since. His treks across the Atlas and the Sahara provide the backdrop and storylines to his two novels, Amazir ('Tal der Hoffnung' in the German version) and The Kingdom of Emptiness set in London, Paris and Mauritania. He currently lives in the Vexin national park region to the west of Paris which he calls the "Dordogne of the North", regularly publishes music with his son, Tim, and is working on a third novel, Strange Roads, an intrigue set in the aftermath of the Second World War and mixing a soldier's return to the battlefield in France with unfinished business to settle. He has a passion for writing, believing in books with a message that give people meaning and discovery as well as pleasure. His author’s blog – tomgambleauthor – regularly provides news, help and tips for all those with a desire to write and be published.