Phyllis Dorothy James was born on August 3, 1920 in Oxford, England. James ended up moving to Wales and then Cambridge, England. She attended Cambridge Girls' High School. Her family was not very wealthy and her father did not believe in education beyond high school for girls. Then James went to work for three years at a tax office. She then married Ernest Connor Bantry White in 1941. James and Ernest had two children, Claire and Jane. James was in his forties when his first novel, Cover Her Face, was published in 1962. He used his personal and professional life to write his extraordinary stories. “These helped her both in describing police detective work and in portraying characters” (Encyclopedia). James used his work for the basis of his novel. He provided his readers with information about police and medical procedures. In A Mind to Murder (1962), Shroud for a Nightingale (1971) and Death of an Expert Witness (1977). It focuses on examining a relationship between people who still tell a mystery. In 1999 he received the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award for long-term achievement. It is published all over the world: Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Argentina, USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, Holland and Norway. This is a quote that PD James wrote in Children of Men: “History, which interprets the past to understand the present and address the future, is the least rewarding discipline for an endangered species.” (PD James) This book has a great theme, setting, and motifs. The theme throughout this book has to do with power and hope, the entire book from Begging has to do with that. The rivalry between Theo and Xan is played out by their mother... middle of paper... generally, "Sojourners" are imported to perform unwanted jobs. At 60, which is the age limit, they are sent back ("forcibly repatriated"). British Omegas are not allowed to emigrate to avoid further manpower losses. Elderly/infirm citizens have become a burden; nursing homes are for the privileged few. The others are expected and sometimes forced to commit suicide by participating in a "Quietus" (mass drowning authorized by the Council). The state opened "pornography centers." Twice a year, healthy women under 45 must undergo a gynecological examination, and most men must undergo a sperm test, to keep hope alive. Works Cited James, PD The Children of Men. New York: AA Knopf, 1993. Print.PD James Biography - Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2011. Interview with James Web.PD. I have lived a very happy and fulfilled life – Telegraph. July 2010. Web.