Ivan Arthur was born in Suffolk England is an experienced worker in the mental health field, and a teacher. He loves his family, composes and records songs, in a range of styles available on Spotify, iTunes , and YouTube but under a different name . He loves film and in the past he has made documentary film,written a school musical, danced, played soccer and coached basketball. He writes about the lives of men and women, faced with life's difficulties and adventures with insight and humour. He has published academic articles but 'The Gardener' is his first novel, now followed by a sequel, 'The Therapist: new beginnings', featuring two characters from the previous novel.