Stuart Ayris was born in the Summer of 1969 in Dagenham, just on the border of East London. School was largely unproductive so his early adult years were spent putting up stalls at Romford Market, working in a record shop, gardening and road sweeping. After resigning from an insurance company to play in a band, he found himself unemployed for two years in the early nineties. It was during this time, at the age of 22, that he wrote his first novel - A Cleansing of Souls (2012). Stuart wrote his second novel, Tollesbury Time Forever (2012), between 2008 and 2011. This would become the first book of the FRUGALITY Trilogy - the second being The Bird That Nobody Sees (2012) which was followed a year later by the final part of the trilogy - I Woke Up This Morning (2013). He has also published a novella - The Buddhas of Borneo (2013) as well as another full length novel - The Magical Tragical Life of Edward Jarvis Huggins (2014). His seventh novel - Elysian Wonderland (2015) was published the following year. This was followed by two further full length novels - Merzougaville, Baby (2016) and Albion Calling (2016). Stuart's tenth novel - Bolivian Rhapsody - will be published in early 2018.
In terms of writing, Stuart's heroes are Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits although the list grows constantly - the latest additions being John Fante, Thich Nhat Hanh, Charles Dickens and Sam Baker.
In between writing novels, Stuart Ayris has been married twice, has three children and has worked as a mental health nurse since 1997. He lives in Tollesbury, England.
In terms of writing, Stuart's heroes are Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits although the list grows constantly - the latest additions being John Fante, Thich Nhat Hanh, Charles Dickens and Sam Baker.
In between writing novels, Stuart Ayris has been married twice, has three children and has worked as a mental health nurse since 1997. He lives in Tollesbury, England.