Malcolm K MarksMalcolm Marks was born in rural Kent in 1953, went to Sutton Valence School and graduated from Queen Mary College, the University of London with a BSc in Plant Sciences (1975) and a PhD in Physiological Ecology (1979). His first job was as an Ecologylecturer at the University of Calabar where he spent four years 'learning the ropes' before moving into international development and consultancy.He undertook long term positions in Senegal (twice), The Gambia, Botswana, Bangladesh and Laos and short term consultancies in about twenty other nations while working for almost all the major development agencies.Malcolm lives in France, is an affirmed Francophile and is married to Veronique (the heroine of his books). They have two children (Melanie and David) and two grandchildren. Read More Read Less