Books By Barry Dean - Author

Barry was born and raised as the third child in a family of four in Cambridge. He lived by the river Cam in the heart of the city, attending local schools and then onto college to study Electronics in pursuit of a career in this up-and-coming industry. His parents were not affluent and had to take in lodgers and sell "lunch" to local workers to make ends meet. In fact, Barry's father Jack had to take on two jobs, as a wireman by day and a waiter at Jesus College in the evenings, meaning Barry barely saw his father during the week, and only briefly at weekends. After his early years as an electronic test and eventually design engineer, Barry discovered leak testing and has dedicated most of his working life to this subject. Barry has been married to Maureen for nearly 40 years. When they got married, they moved to the village of Bar Hill near Cambridge and have been active members of village life as their sons Adam and Nathan have grown up. Barry coached children's football for over 20 years and r