1954 (November 8) born; Nagasaki, Japan
1960 moved to Great Britain
1973 worked as grouse beater for Queen Mother at Balmoral Castle; Aberdeen, Scotland
1976 community worker, Renfrew Social Works Department; Renfrew, Scotland
1978 received B.A. (with honors) from University of Kent
1979-80 residential social worker, West London Cyrenians Ltd.; London, England
1980 received M.A. from University of East Anglia
1981 began authorial career with contribution to Introduction 7: Stories by New Writers
1982 published A Pale View of Hills (later included among "notable books of 1982" by American Library Association)
resettlement worker, West London Cyrenians Ltd.
1983 Winifred Holtby Award from Royal Society of Literature (for A Pale View of Hills )
1984 writer's bursary from the Arts Council of Great Britain
1984 television script, A Profile of Arthur J. Mason, broadcast
1986 television script, The Gourmet, broadcast
1989 The Remains of the Day, winner of the Booker Prize, film rights purchased by Harold Pinter
1995 The Unconsoled,
