In this book John Martin, a best-selling Defoe biographer sets out a proof that Daniel Defoe was born in 1644 and not 1660 as had previously been supposed .He explains the reasons why previous Defoe biographers have been wrong about Defoe's birth and parentage and sets out the first biographical account of Defoe's early years. It is a dramatic and entertaining read that enable readers to thin again about this astonish early novelist and his works.. | Alien Come Home - The story of Daniel Defoe's missing years 1644-1680 by John Martin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters