Owen Jones is an author whose work transcends genres and cultures. Born in Barry, Wales, his writing reflects the depth of his experiences, from studying in the USSR during the Cold War to surviving a coup in Suriname, and sailing a home-made concrete yacht from Wales to Gibraltar. His extensive travels and adventures have given him a broad perspective on life, which he channels into both fiction and non-fiction. He has had a bad back, and so been studying it, for fifteen years.