A LUCKY LIFE Memoirs of an amazing Man Kenneth Hugh Harrison was picked up by his father from an orphanage at the age of seven. He successfully survived: the Depression, starvation, the Battle of Britain and malaria in West Africa. He likes to say he’s had three wives and three lives, including careers as petty officer and steward in the Royal Navy, sailing on great liners like the Queens Elizabeth and Mary. In his third and American incarnation, Ken obtained a master’s degree from Reed College and for many years was an English teacher and soccer coach.

Now, happily retired in Carmel, California, where he lives with his wife, Lupita, he states, This is the final life.