Searle, Gerald W.: - Gerald W Searle was born in Cape Town. The third-born of ten children. He grew up under the unjust and cruel policy of Apartheid at its worst. He finished his schooling in 1953. Gerald worked as a factory hand for three years then experienced a calling to priesthood. He then completed his high school followed by seven years at a pontifical university in Rome where he graduated in philosophy and theology. He was ordained in Rome in 1962. Gerald ministered as an ordained priest in Cape Town for seven years. Fell in love with and married Lorraine in 1971. Migrated to Western Australia in 1980. He took up writing as a way to enrich his retirement in 2001. Gerald has since published a theological work, a novel, and his memoir. He lives with his wife in Wanneroo in Perth, Western Australia.