Barry Maughan is a lifelong writer, and was an international broadcaster and journalist for more than 40 years. During that time, he plied his trade on four continents, including stops in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the United States. His major coverages included the coup that overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie in September, 1974 and the devastating drought and subsequent famine in Ethiopia’s northern province of Wollo. The last 24 years of his career were spent at the Voice of America in Washington, D.C. where he retired as Chief of the English to Africa Service. Since his retirement, Barry has kept busy writing about his extensive travels and life experiences in three previously published books. He is married to Karen Hammer, has two children, Kevin and Angeline, and four

grandchildren, Amelia, Cole, Ella and Ava.