Stephen Sparrow is a retired businessman living in Christchurch New Zealand. In addition to writing, his other interests include ornithology, botany, gardening , hiking, photograph...view moreStephen Sparrow is a retired businessman living in Christchurch New Zealand. In addition to writing, his other interests include ornithology, botany, gardening , hiking, photography and angling. He is married with five adult children. He is thankful for the influence of Dante Alighieri, Sigrid Undset and Flannery O’Connor – story tellers who fought always against moral relativism. He was born in 1942 and at present is engaged in writing a prequel to Rahnuk.view less