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Frank writes with authority, warmth and humour of the chaos surrounding his years in Apartheid-gripped South Africa.

Brief Biography:

Having spent most of my life doing the husband/father thing I now find myself with an empty nest and lots of precious time to indulge in my two loves of writing and computing. Both my finished novels are based loosely on my experiences in South Africa during the apartheid years. I stress 'loosely' because my heroes break too many laws and step on too many establishment toes for me to be able to return to South Africa if the authorities there got the notion that what I had written was purely autobiographical. And I would love to see the republic again, even if only on holiday; one day, perhaps.

     



Books

Shadow-boxing Leaves No Bruises by Frank Swales
Conflicting love and hostility play out against the backdrop of apartheid and street politics of South Africa's violent townships....
  

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Substitutes by Frank Swales
Take your average young working man from his familiar surroundings in England's industrial north and drop him into Paradise....
  

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Short Stories

All Talk
 by Frank Swales
John and Liz are going nowhere......


Maiden Voyage
 by Frank Swales
He was a man alone in his world....


Richard Will Fix It
 by Frank Swales
Maggie had always come to Richard in times of trouble. Tonight she was back....



Poetry

Son Come Home
 by Frank Swales
War is eternal; so is a mother's love....



Articles

The Novel Approach To Writer's Tips
 by Frank Swales
Bring your characters to life! ‘He said, she said’ just doesn’t cut it in a modern novel....


Substitutes - A Passionate Read
 by Frank Swales
The Synopsis of an exciting South African novel set in the repressive Apartheid era, written by one who saw, felt and lived the raw emotion....


Shadow-Boxing Leaves No Bruises - but it will leave a lasting impression!
 by Frank Swales
The sequel to 'Substitutes' continues the struggle for life in South Africa as seen by both sides of that fractured society....


Confession of a Monkeyhanger
 by Frank Swales
Don't blame me. I had the worst possible start in life: I was born and raised a Hartlepudlian. There, I've said it. I don't care who knows it now. I am a native of Hartlepool, a Monkeyhanger. ...


Links

My Page At Lulu
Where you can read excerpts from 'Substitutes'and 'Shadow-boxing Leaves No Bruises'


Writer's Cramp - My Website
Frank Swales's homepage for the promotion of all writing: novels, stories, one-liners, writers' resources, tips and links.


Additional information

A second novel - the sequel to 'Substitutes' and called 'Shadow-boxing Leaves No Bruises' - is now available on Lulu.com.

 
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