About the Author

Maxine Ventham first met Spike Milligan many years ago when she organised a convention at which he was a special guest. She was suffering from a particularly bad bout of depression at the time and this, combined with her love of comedy, meant that she and Spike had a lot in common, so a friendship developed. Since then, she has been to stay with Spike and his wife many times and they have shown her tremendous kindness and affection.