Patrick Gale

Patrick Gale (born 1962, Isle of Wight) is a British novelist who lives in Cornwall.

His father was the prison governor of Camp Hill Prison on the Isle of Wight when Gale was born, and he was brought up in and around prisons. In his 2000 novel Rough Music, the lead character is the son of a prison governor.

Gale was educated at The Pilgrims' School, the choir college for both Winchester Cathedral and Winchester College, then at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford. Following university he had a range of jobs while he sang for the London Philharmonic Choir and wrote his first novel, The Aerodynamics of Pork while working as a waiter in an all-night restaurant. He now lives on his partner's farm near Land's End.

Novels

• The Aerodynamics of Pork (1985)
• Ease (1985)
• Kansas in August (1987)
• Facing the Tank (1988)
• Little Bits of Baby (1989)
• The Cat Sanctuary (1990)
• The Facts of Life (1996)
• Dangerous Pleasures (1996)
• Tree Surgery for Beginners (1999)
• Rough Music (2000) This is his most widely held book in libraries, owned by 673 libraries according to WorldCat
• A Sweet Obscurity (2003)
• Friendly Fire (2005)
• Notes from an Exhibition (2007)
• The Whole Day Through (2009)
• Gentleman's Relish (2009)

He has also written a number of short stories and novellas in addition to a non-fiction book about the American novelist Armistead Maupin, with whom he has a close friendship, He is also a book reviewer for The Daily Telegraph.

External links

• Patrick Gale's website
• Patrick Gale bibliography
• "BIGfib.com" Patrick Gale Interview
• outuk.com Interview with Patrick Gale
• Dymocks Online Interview with Patrick Gale
• Articles by Patrick Gale on the 5th Estate blog