I am a person who's always loved books from a young age of 6 years old when my father helped me to learn the alphabet. He was my inspiration as it was his aim that my brother and I have a good education.  I became a bookseller in my adult life and have had a bookshop as well as a flea market stall in Parow Capetown.  My enthusiasm for reading and now writing will inspire me to write more and better stories in the future.