Jim French was born in Kirkland lake, Ontario in 1939, and spent his high school years in Sudbury and Elliot Lake. He has an honours degree in English and Philosophy from the Unive...view moreJim French was born in Kirkland lake, Ontario in 1939, and spent his high school years in Sudbury and Elliot Lake. He has an honours degree in English and Philosophy from the University of Western Ontario in London, and a master's in English from the University of Sussex in the U.K. Jim is married to his second wife, Beth Whitney, and has two children and two step children. After 45 years' teaching English, Communication, and Writing in high school and college, Jim celebrates retired life with Beth in London. This is his first book.view less