Mike Coppin is an English and bridgng course teacher based in Perth, Western Australia. His 'other country' is Indonesia, where he spent a total of six years of his life. He previously wrote an extensive range of articles on subjects such as rural social welfare and develpment in Indonesia. Having turned to creative writing and completed his first novel, set mainly in Indonesia but with Indian connections, he is seeking publication in India, Souteast Asia, Australia and Britain.