Alfredo de Gallegos

Born in 1942 in El Salvador of a Salvadorian father and Costa Rican mother. His father died in 1948 and his mother returned with her young family to Costa Rica to live with her parents and there they stayed until her appointment in 1955 as Costa Rica's Ambassador to England. That same year, his mother travelled to London to take up her position accompanied by Alfredo and his younger brother.

In 2008, after a long and varied working life,redundancy forced him to retire and he decided to indulge a long-held ambition to write a book.  He duly sent a partially written first draft, which, with Darren’s help and encouragement and that of Alfredo’s wife and family, eventually led to the completed manuscript of his first novel, The Mary Dear.

Asked what he likes, Alfredo will readily admit to being an avid reader. He speaks his native Spanish as well as English, Italian and, what he calls, a modicum of French and loves to read in all those different languages. His tastes include all types of fiction, the classics and biographical works of all kinds.

Alfredo lives in Surrey with his wife and has a grown-up married daughter and a newly acquired grandson whom, he says, has brought him and his wife a brand new lease of life.

The Mary Dear

 

 

The Mary Dear is published                      21st June 2010.   

back to authors home page »

Bookmark and Share