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Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn was born in Glasgow in 1948. Leaving school at 15, he worked in a shipping line office for some years, becoming involved in the North Sea Oil industry, at one stage, capt...view moreTom Quinn was born in Glasgow in 1948. Leaving school at 15, he worked in a shipping line office for some years, becoming involved in the North Sea Oil industry, at one stage, captaining a barge on the River Clyde. He moved to Rotterdam, the world’s largest port, in 1975 where he continued his career in shipping, making regular trips to other European cities. He returned to Scotland and became a founding partner in a small shipping and forwarding company before emigrating to Australia in 1988. In his time in Australia, as part of his work for the oil industry, he has spent time living and working in Melbourne, Darwin, and visiting Singapore, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. In 2000, he won the HarperCollins Fiction Prize for his first novel, Striking It Poor. Tom is married and now lives in Melbourne with his wife, three children and nine grandchildren. He plays the guitar, reads literature, listens to classical music, and occasionally works as a logistics consultant for a major multinational.view less
Books by Tom Quinn
Gilded Youth: A History of Growing Up in the Royal Family: From the Tudors to the Cambridges London's Truly Strangest Tales Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Flu: A Social History of Influenza Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Backstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother's Most Devoted Servant Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Secret Britain: The Best of Britain's Hidden Gems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBritain's Best Historic Sites: From Prehistory to the Industrial Revolution Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5London's Strangest Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Scandals of the Royal Palaces: An Intimate Memoir of Royals Behaving Badly Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMrs Keppel: Mistress to the King Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Reluctant Billionaire: The Tragic Life of Gerald Grosvenor, Sixth Duke of Westminster Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings