Anthony Ferner started writing fiction back in the 1990s and has been a member of the Tindal Street Fiction Group since 2010. He has published four short novels: Winegarden in 2015, Inside the Bone Box in 2018, Life in Translation in 2019 and Small Wars in Madrid in 2024. With a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford, and a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Sussex, Anthony had a career in academic research. He was a professor of international business until his retirement in 2014, and has published numerous research articles and monographs on the behaviour of multinational companies. Anthony is married, with two sons. He lives in the Midlands. His interests include Spanish and Latin American literature, languages and skating.

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