About the author
When I was sixteen I ran away from home and embarked on a journey that would impact my whole life. Intially I found myself sleeping on a beach in Cornwall, during the 'long hot summer of 76'. Later I sneaked into a hostle in London where I was looked after by a group of sailors, until I was caught by a cleaner. However, despite many dramatic events, it was the emotional resonance of the people I met on my journey that has directed my course through life in later years and a haunting question...'Why is it that some people jump out of the way of the on coming traffic, whilst others are struck down.