Bryan Metcalfe

Bryan Metcalfe was born in Sunderland, UK in 1951 and grew up in Manchester when his parents moved there in 1955. With cropped hair and a Vespa 150 Sportique, he was the epitome of the sixties 'northern' Mod. Whilst not a great player, he enjoyed watching football and became an ardent Manchester United fan and was priviliged to witness the brilliance of George Best in his heyday.

School was a mixed bag for Bryan and whilst he was a very able scholar, his reluctance to acknowledge the need for reading glasses, tempered his enthusiasm for literature, leading to a failure in his Eng Lit GCE. With post school maturity came spectacles and a renewed interest in reading - predominantly science-fiction (John Wyndham, Michael Crichton and others) and fantasy (Tolkien).

Over the ensuing years, a busy work life and subsequent family commitments were his priorities, although he had always professed the desire to write a book one day. It was not until he had stopped full-time working that the attempted to write his first book - at the age of 65.

That first effort was a learning experience and allowed him to discover just what was involved in writing tens of thousands of words and creating a story. To this day it is an unresolved piece which may well be resurrected one day.

However, he would not be thwarted, so cleared his desk and started over, relishing another new challenge. Right Then, Wrong Now was started in 2017 and is his first complete novel. It will be followed by a second book later on in 2018.

The second book is now finished (Aug 2020), almost two years later than planned! To the Father, a Son is available in ebook and paperback formats and carries on the story from Book 1.