John van de Ruit is an actor, writer, producer and playwright. He was born in Durban, South Africa in 1975. He is now at work on Spud: The Madness Continues.
To learn more visit John's official blog.
About Spud:
It’s 1990. Apartheid is crumbling. Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison. And Spud Milton—thirteen-year-old, prepubescent choirboy extraordinaire—is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school in South Africa. Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, a senile granny named Wombat, and a wild obsession for Julia Roberts, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.
Armed with only his wits and his diary, Spud takes readers of all ages on a rowdy boarding school romp full of illegal midnight swims, raging hormones, and catastrophic holidays that will leave the entire family in total hysterics and thirsty for more.
"South Africa's Catcher in the Rye!"
—Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
"Achingly Funny..."
—Sunday Times Lifestyle (S.A)
"A delicious piece of writing, full of invention and very, very funny." —The Argus
