New - A Line to the Sea

Paul Griffin's last novel contains the reflections of Philip Burns on his life, his successes and failures as a teacher, poet, sea fisherman, operatic librettist, and husband. As a boy he discovered a flair for using words, an enthusiasm for them, a distrust of organised religion, and no wish to be sociable. 

In this intensely personal final novel, Paul weaves a tale in three parts which contains many echoes of his own life.

As with all of his books, A Line to the Sea is available from Lulu at £10.   

New - Green Belt

In Paul's latest book, the unexplained death of Colonel Fortescue sets in train a series of questions which intrigues James Underfield, the local vicar who just happens to be in love with a Swiss language school student. As the plot develops the multi-faceted nature of the Green Belt, its residents and their expectations emerges.

Eventually we begin to realise that, despite their rural pretensions, the motives and morals of those living in the Green Belt are little different from those of people living in the neighbouring city.

Having lived in the Green Belt for a dozen years and managed a language school, Paul brings his perceptive eye and ear to another story of human frailty and misunderstanding.         

New - Greek to Uncle Raymond

Life with Uncle Raymond is never straightforward, so when he generously takes his two nephews on a trip to Greece and Cyprus, it is unsurprising that things soon become complicated. Has Uncle Raymond's tendency to make much about very little put lives at risk?

Drawing on his own experience of visiting Greece as a young man, and of later living and working in Cyprus, Paul Griffin weaves a take of love , confusion and coincidence in countries that he knew and loved. 

This is Paul's second and last Uncle Raymond book. The first was a collection of short stories - A Degree of Uncle Raymond - which introduced the sage. This is a full-length novel.

Greek to Uncle Raymond is published privately by Lyon and Lamb, and is available for £10 from www.lulu/shop

New - A Slippery Place

When Maurice Elder returns to Cyprus, where he once taught, he uncovers a network of connections from the time of conflict that had been carefully tidied away. His well-meaning desire to uncover the past unwittingly leads him and others into danger as the truth emerges.

In A Slippery Place, Paul Griffin uses his knowledge and understanding of the recent history of Cyprus to expose some of the difficulties of reconciliation after conflict.

A Slippery Place is published privately by Lyon and Lamb, and is available for £10 from www.lulu/shop

New - A Noisy Isle

Cyprus 1956, and the British Empire is struggling to its inevitable conclusion. Terrorism is in full swing, and the island is full of British troops and the occasional sound of gunfire. Everyone feels threatened.

In the middle of this, a 33-year old veteran of WWII with a young family finds himself learning how to be a headmaster of a multi-cultural school.

Paul Griffin's first-hand account of his time as headmaster has all his usual wit accompanied by perceptive comments on the people and the 'Situation'.

A Noisy Isle is published privately by Lyon and Lamb, and is available for £10 from www.lulu/shop