James Sutherland (edit name/settings)

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James Sutherland was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, in 1972. The son of a musician, he moved around a bit as a youngster, attending schools in the Isle of Man and Spain before returning to Stoke where he remained until the age of 18. After gaining a French degree at Bangor University, North Wales, James toiled manfully at various office jobs before escaping and settling down to write full time. James was a big fan of Richmal Crompton's "Just William" books as a kid and has been digging P.G. Woodhouse and George MacDonald Fraser's "Flashman" books (to name a couple of favorites) in adulthood.