Mark Patrick

Something to Remember Me By Mark Patrick

I never planned to write an autobiography. Those I have read seem to be the self-serving, egoistical ramblings of actors, television personalities or politicians etc., or the quiet, introspective wonderings of people whose lives were actually interesting, but who don't know how to write. Very few, even those written by talented ghostwriters, hold my attention for long. There are, of course, exceptions. Laurie Lee's 'Cider with Rosie' and 'As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning' are wonderful, evoking a past that is now forever lost. However, my wife insisted I write about my life; 'For your children and grandchildren.' So I settled down and began to write. This is the first volume of a trilogy about my life. It covers my birth until my leaving school.