Tony Parsons

A British journalist and an author of numerous best-selling novels, Tony Parsons was born in 1953 in Romford, Essex. He is best known for writing novels concerning the troubles of men in their thirties. Before embarking on a successful authorial and journalistic career, Parsons worked a series of unskilled jobs, the most notable of which is the position of computer operator in an insurance company. His next job as a punk music journalist in New Musical Express yielded an unexpected outcome, as it was there that he met his first wife, Julie Burchill. The couple separated in 1984, leaving Parsons with the duty to take care of their only son. This experience profoundly affected the young author, ultimately helping him shape his most celebrated novel into existence.