A life in dates
- 10 February 1935: Born – Blackheath, London, England
- 1976: King Fisher Lives – Novel
- 1976: King Fisher Lives – Shortlist, The Booker Prize
- 1979: Joseph – Novel
- 1979: Joseph – Shortlist, The Booker Prize
- 28 February 2008: Died – Thorney Hill, Hampshire, England, Aged 73.