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Raymond Flower (born 2 July 1921, died 4 March 2015) was a British businessman, wine maker, and author of more than 30 books.

Education
Raymond Flower was educated at Oundle School, Magdalen College, Oxford and the University of Zurich.

Career
After Second World War service in the Royal Hampshire regiment, Raymond Flower ran his family’s business affairs in Egypt. He played international tennis, was elected a member of the British Racing Drivers’ Club and was a Name at Lloyd’s of London from 1953. Following the expropriation of British interests after the Suez crisis of 1956, he acquired a 16th century castello in Chianti, where he began a career as a writer and wine producer. Once the family home on the Nile was eventually retrieved, he continued to visit Egypt. He acted as literary advisor when Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (1918 – 1981) began writing his memoirs. He commuted regularly to South East Asia and Australia in the course of his writing career. He divided his last years between Italy and the shores of Penang Island, where he wrote View Over the Bay.

Family
Raymond Flower was the brother of Neville Flower, Egyptologist, and the novelist Derek Adie Flower.

Literary legacy
His more than 30 books reflect his wide range of personal interests. They appeared in several languages, and include stories of hotels in St Moritz and Singapore; sports; the stories of Lloyds of London and Oundle School; books on Egypt, Italy, Chianti, Western Australia, motor racing, the social history of the car; a book on writing; and Mutiara: A Perspective of Penang, in collaboration with Sjovald Cunyngham-Brown, the last British Superintendent of Penang.