Mark John Hurst is an Englishman, born in Cumbria against the backdrop of the Lake District national park. His passion for writing and storytelling was derived from his Grandfather...view moreMark John Hurst is an Englishman, born in Cumbria against the backdrop of the Lake District national park. His passion for writing and storytelling was derived from his Grandfather, Thompson with whom who he spent many idyllic days walking in the countryside, taking in the landscape whilst dreaming of adventure. The inspiration for the book are his children with whom he often yarns about the adventures of a raggedy cat and his companion Huckleberry .view less