John Walsh was born in 1953 in London. He Currently Assistant Editor of the Independent, he has written for and edited numerous newpapers and magazines. He has been a radio presenter and was director of the Cheltenham Festival of Literature in 1997. His previous books include 'Falling Angels' and 'Sunday at the Cross Bones'.

Praise for Falling Angels:‘A book to be relished’ – William Trevor‘The reader should be warned that this is a book that makes you laugh out loud in public. A magnificent entertainment.’ The Independent‘A warm, seamlessly well-written memoir… the prose is fluent, its craftmanship meticulous. The dialogue is dead-on: the hungry father could “eat a reverend mother’s arse through a cane chair”… Walsh’s affection for his subject matter is infectious.’ Lionel Shriver, Guardian

John Walsh was born in 1953 in London. He Currently Assistant Editor of the Independent, he has written for and edited numerous newpapers and magazines. He has been a radio presenter and was director of the Cheltenham Festival of Literature in 1997. His previous books include 'Falling Angels' and 'Sunday at the Cross Bones'.

Praise for Falling Angels:‘A book to be relished’ – William Trevor‘The reader should be warned that this is a book that makes you laugh out loud in public. A magnificent entertainment.’ The Independent‘A warm, seamlessly well-written memoir… the prose is fluent, its craftmanship meticulous. The dialogue is dead-on: the hungry father could “eat a reverend mother’s arse through a cane chair”… Walsh’s affection for his subject matter is infectious.’ Lionel Shriver, Guardian