A FORMER Cleethorpes resident is enjoying a new life in Cambodia as a self-published author.
Robert Webster's debut novel – Buddha's Tooth, which features characters from Cleethorpes – sold 1,700 copies inside a year and was downloaded from the Internet more than 7,500 times within three months.
The 49-year-old, who used to live in Edward Street and was schooled at Matthew Humberstone, has a second book currently in production and a third planned.
Mr Webster lived in Thailand for many years and moved to Sihanoukville, in south-east Cambodia, about three years ago.
He said: "I was bored a few years ago and decided to try to write a novel.
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"I thought it would be hard but it was not only easy but a lot of fun."
Read more about Mr Webster's life in Cambodia in today's Grimsby Telegraph.
You can download Buddha's Tooth by clicking the link on this page.