And it happened, just not as smoothly as he might have wished. His own words later revealed that he was resolute to, if he got any of his novels published, make his living as a writer. ‘The Kids’ it was called, and it dealt with the subject of growing up in the society of his time, along with all the perils that such society posed. Tony Parsons the author had his first novel published in his early twenties. Parsons currently lives in London with his second wife, Yuriko, with whom he has a daughter Jasmine. After that, he spent 18 years writing columns for Daily Mirror, before he settled to write for The Sun, where he is still employed. This experience profoundly affected the young author, ultimately helping him shape his most celebrated novel into existence.Īfter the years at NME, Parsons’ subsequent journalistic career included the writing for The Daily Telegraph.
The couple separated in 1984, leaving Parsons with the duty to take care of their only son. His next job as a punk music journalist in New Musical Express yielded an unexpected outcome, as it was there that he met his first wife, Julie Burchill. Before embarking on a successful authorial and journalistic career, Parsons worked a series of unskilled jobs, the most notable of which is the position of computer operator in an insurance company. He is best known for writing novels concerning the troubles of men in their thirties. A British journalist and an author of numerous best-selling novels, Tony Parsons was born in 1953 in Romford, Essex.
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