Books by Graham Donnelly

Graham Donnelly lives in Colchester. Born and raised in London, he has a professional background in government service, international banking and lecturing in economics. Graham was brought up in the Homerton area, where much of the action in the book takes place, although the area isn't specified by name. He is descended from the Halpin family, a well-known family of hoteliers in Dublin, where the action is also located. The book is based on true events as related to Graham by his now 97-year old mother, who knew the cafe owner personally. He says "the sending of a chest from Italy for safe-keeping, the internment of the cafe owner and the eventual loss of the chest during the war are all factual."