Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: July 20, 2015

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Geraldine Ann Ford

Biography

I'm an author of 5 books and have just written my first novel 'A Collision of Two Worlds'. It's a romance with numerous twists and turns in the plot and many readers tell me they can't put it down. I love being a performance poet in southeast London and Kent and I regularly feature on BBC Radio Kent. I have a passion for life and I've lived on 3 different islands. The first was, La Gomera, a small but stunning sub-tropical island in the Canaries, where I spent 22 months writing lots of poetry and making copious notes for my first book, ‘When the Spirit Moves You’, an autobiographical travel book with humour and tragedy included. I then moved to Malta and lived there for 15 months with fantastic views of Mellieha Bay and Malta’s tiny sister island, Gozo. Gozo had many writers, artists, musicians and poets living there and I enjoyed being a member of Poetry on Gozo. I lived on this magical island for 4 years, until 2008 and I returned there in 2015 for 2 1/2 years. it was amazing to be able to live and work next to the turquoise ocean. In between living on these islands I lived in Broadstairs and Ramsgate on the southeast coast of England where I wrote 'On the Dickens' Trail'. I have belonged to the Broadstairs Folk Week Poets for many years. After nineteen years of being a bit of a nomad I decided to move back to be near my beautiful family in the London Borough of Bexley where I now reside.

Smashwords Interview

Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in a suburb of south east London on the borders of north west Kent and we had a lovely house, but with five siblings it was rarely quiet. I used to write short plays with my siblings and we would act them out for our parents and whoever else who might have been visiting at the time. It was a lively, happy home and I enjoyed my childhood. I started writing poetry at the age of twelve and my dad, who loved to read my poems, used to take them to work and show them to his staff; I don't know what they thought but my dad was very proud of my efforts and of course this encouraged me to write more.
What are you working on next?
I'm writing a book about the beautiful island of Gozo, the tiny sister island to Malta. It will be a similar book to 'When the Spirit Moves You', written with humour and I hope sensitivity, about the people; the culture; the fascinating history; profiles of some of the locals, especially the eccentric characters and relating their funny or sad stories. It will be my take on Gozo and the Gozitans and I like to see the funny side of things. It is also a book about personal and spiritual growth, to help motivate those who are stuck in their lives. I am not afraid to up my roots and move to a different country as I see life as an adventure.
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Books

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Smashwords book reviews by Geraldine Ann Ford

  • Psychopath Economics: Part 1 – The Bull & The Bewildered Herd on Nov. 02, 2015

    I thoroughly enjoyed reading part one of Psychopath Economics and am eagerly awaiting part two. When Peter first told me about his forthcoming book I didn't think it would be my thing at all, but I was mistaken. I like Peter's style of writing and he makes it clear, concise and easy to understand for those not so well versed in this subject. I've had my suspicions for a few years re the behaviour of bankers and other economic institutions, plus doubts about neoliberalism and more. I have always tried to rise above social conditioning and following the herd, so to me this book is a revelation. I wish Peter the best of luck with it the book and I want to part of the revolution. Geraldine
  • Time Twins on Dec. 23, 2016

    What a great read! The plot was lively with its twists and turns which makes you want to read on. It is well written and original which is so important when writing a novel. The author has some ingenious ideas for a better world and some scary, but it is a work of fiction and one that I would highly recommend.