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Lewis Wade is an English born prolific writer best known for his works published in the Western Pacific through his publishing company Temotu Press, and in Europe for his recently published 3D Immersive eBook Fawkeham Hall, and two short stories; The Quay and хлеб и молоко - (Bread and Milk)

Early life and education
Wade was born in Liverpool, England in 1974 to an unknown mother and grew up in London aboard his father's yacht. He was home-taught by his father until his death at sea in 1984, when Wade began attending Motufoua School, Vaitupu, Tuvalu.<ref Lewis Wade Bio where he studied English literature, Art and Science.

Career
Once Wade had married and had completed building his homestead on Temotu Islet, he continued to provide for his wife fishing, and began writing professionally, forming his own Publishing Company - Temotu Press - in 1992. He has self-published 23 works ranging from children's fiction to historical research, and also writes occasionally for the national newspaper - Tuvalu Echoes. In 2016, he acquired a literary agent, author Dr K Leach, based in the UK, and began promoting his works in Epub format through iBookstore (iTunes), Kindle (Amazon), Kobo, Lulu, and other major eBook publishers.

Personal life
In 1990, and at the age of 16, Wade married a local girl, Futi, and started on building his large family in his new home on Temotu Islet, Vaitupu. Wade still lives in Tuvalu with his wife and 13 surviving children.

UK Publications
This growing list below are Wade's books available electronically through all major eBook suppliers <\ref>-


 * Novels


 * Short stories

South West Pacific Publications

 * Novels
 * Roger Riverane and The Excelsior Transporter (1992)
 * The Cut (1995)
 * Shhhhh! (2001)
 * Grind (2002)
 * The Reading Candle (2007)
 * Ménage (2011)
 * More Grind (2012)
 * Sony (2012)
 * Court Read Han Dead (2014)
 * Sea Salt and Pearls (2015)
 * Fawkeham Hall (2017)


 * Novellas
 * The End (1993)
 * The Lock of Hair (1993)
 * One Flash and You're Ash (1997)


 * Short stories
 * Fun A Footy (1997)
 * Nanumean Nonsense (1998)
 * Temoto Tomato (1998)
 * 180 Seconds (2000)
 * The Last Ulu Aliki (2001)
 * Ahiga (2003)
 * Carrie On (2003)
 * Carrie It Off (2004)
 * Clicks and Binds (2005)
 * Carrie One Over (2008)
 * Spēk Nō Ēvil. (2010)
 * хлеб и молоко (Bread and Milk) (2016)
 * A Walk and a Cuppa (2016)


 * Non-fiction
 * Tuvaluan Tantrics (1994)
 * Teputi & Temotu (1997)
 * Anthology of Tuvaluan Tales (2000)
 * Of Men and Water (2001)
 * Islantics (2002)
 * A History of The Islands (2010)