THE Grey Man

In the gripping memoir The Grey Man, Leaf
Lynch details his journey from a childhood where he battled
physically and mentally with his violent, narcissistic,
drunken father to a stint in the British Airborne Forces
where he found a family and strength of character he
maintains to this day.
Born in Aldershot, England,
Lynch provides a self-disclosing account of a life where
events beyond his control forced him to create his own
destiny. Constantly told by his father that he was too old
or too late to start anything, Lynch reveals how he learned
to overcome the verbal abuse and believe in himself. As a
teenager, he finds camaraderie in a small time crime
organization, but it is only when he is required to enlist
in the British Army that he finds the foundation he has been
missing for so long.
From the wise words he heard
from RSM Col Chapman, "Practice does not make perfect ...
perfect practice makes perfect," to the Airborne Warrior
character-building exercises, Lynch chronicles every
hair-raising and humorous adventure with an inspirational
message, ultimately sharing how he eventually found peace at
the end of a long and challenging journey through the best
and the worst of this world.