A World Apart

About the Book

This book is for the lighthearted bedtime reader of any age. The poems are some of several hundred written over many years. Some of the short stories are recent, others were written as long ago as the 1980s. Only in recent times did Richard and Roy discover they both liked to put their thoughts onto paper, so it seemed a logical step to combine some of their work and get it into print. This is Richard’s second publication along similar lines.

About the Author

Richard Pearce was born in England in 1933. He served in the army in Malaya in 1952–53. Later he became a police officer in London. He has three children by his first wife Sheila. Retired, he moved to Australia in 2006 with his partner, Diana. He was a regular cyclist and athlete and is now a keen golfer.

Roy McTaggart was born in England in 1933.He went to naval school and later also became a police officer in Rhodesia. He moved to New Zealand in 1959. Married to Alma, they have three children. He is retired and busy rebuilding his house after the Christchurch earthquakes. He has been a keen sportsman all his life.