Derek Ghirlando was born in Tripoli Libya in August 1955
and is the son of a Scottish mother and Maltese father.
He and his family had to leave Libya after the revolution
of 1969 ...view moreDerek Ghirlando was born in Tripoli Libya in August 1955
and is the son of a Scottish mother and Maltese father.
He and his family had to leave Libya after the revolution
of 1969 when Gaddafi took over the country and thus came
to live in England. Derek’s mother was actually born in Doune,
near Stirling in 1927 and it is through her patriotic enthusiasm and
promotion of her homeland that this book was inspired.view less