James Findlay SleighCoy about his age, Dr. Sleigh will only say that he hacked away at his novel (which began life as a series of short stories) for close to 60 years... As with his doctorate, which took him decades to earn through part-time study, he says, Both demonstate, if nothing else, that I'm thrawn (dogged). Growing up in Rhodesia, Kent, Glasgow, and the Isle of Skye, he believes that what he lost in formal education, he gained by experiencing the values evident in disparate cultures. These days he splits his time between Skye and Canada living in the hope he will live to see Scotland free again! Read More Read Less