About the Author

Jon Elkon was born in South Africa and has been living in the UK for many years. When he first arrived as a refugee from Apartheid, he spent some time on the streets. Eventually he became a student of Marketing and sold many useless things to people at prices they couldn't afford, as do most people in Marketing. At heart he was a Good Guy, so he wrote satirical books about the evils of Apartheid and marketing and the whole shebang. His first Novel, Umfaan's Heroes was published by Andre Deutsch to enthusiastic reviews from, amongst others, Hillary Mantel and Margaret Forster. This enabled Jon to escape Marketing and do decent things, like teaching. His second novel, Laszlo's Millions, helped him to establish a reputation for good quality humorous/serious writing. Both books are now available in paperback. Sally's Road has been available for a while in Kindle format, under the title the Fifth Estate. However when that excellent title was stolen by a less-than excellent film, Jon decided to release the novel as a paperback with the title Sally's Road. Besides, Mother can't use a Kindle. The book is a huge departure from his previous style. While still satirical at its heart and containing a rich vein of humour, the novel has an element of pain. It is really about Sally's cancer and is a response to the death of his favourite Aunt from that disease. While Jon was literally holding her hand. Jon continues to produce short stories, poetry and two novels are burning away on the back burner. He has earned prizes for his poetry and is still resisting every attempt by some of those who have read the stuff to publish. What the hell. Maybe. Under a different name, say, Zac Goldsmith or Boris Johnson to besmirch their reputations for ever. Prepare, world, for the next two novels. One is about a gay vigilante, the other is about castration. And no, they are not connected. But they are probably very funny.