After joining the Navy, Tim Parker went on to join ICI before settling down in Brighton, Sussex where, together with his wife Beth, he planted and ran one of the first vineyards in the area and wrote his first book Signalman Jones (Seafarer Books), followed by The Regimental Piano (Hop Publishing). Tim has also written a weekly column, titled ‘Parker’s Progress’, for the Brighton Argus and a weekly serial for Johnston Press. The Last Voyage of the Shelduck will be his third book, but his first novel.
