The Confession of Hilary Durwood
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The Confession of Hilary Durwood by Euron Griffith
Hilary Durwood writes his father a letter of confession from the London gaol in which he awaits execution. Eager for glory as an explorer in the further reaches of the Empire he is duped into undertaking a semi-mythical mission, in semi-mythical lands. After many adventures and setbacks he returns to London destitute, dismayed at having killed someone, and seeking revenge against the Gentleman Explorer who set him up. Meanwhile a serial killer, The Slasher, stalks the streets and inevitably their paths will cross... .Hilary has survived dangerous islanders who are intent on eating human flesh, a huge cat with a wooden leg, a giant centipede, and a man who is determined to taste every animal on the planet. He has been fed by birds bringing hallucinogenic berries and held up the crumbling Tower of Ectha. And now Hilary must write his final letter and contemplate the nature of murder and of guilt. This dark comedy thriller is a page-turning and riotous engagement with the notions and myths of Empire, the nature of reality, the power of narrative and the gullibility of those who wish to believe, even in the face of the truth.
Born in Bangor, Euron Griffith has a Creative Writing MA from the University of Glamorgan. He has published three novels in Welsh – 'Dyn Pob Un' (about a TV researcher who becomes an accidental serial killer), 'Leni Tiwdor' (about a private eye who is also a record collector) and 'Tri Deg Tri' (about a hitman who can talk to animals), and a children’s novel 'Eilian a’r Eryr'. His English language short story collection, 'The Beatles in Tonypandy' (Dean Street Press) appeared in 2017. He had published two novels in English with Seren ‘Miriam Daniel and Me’ (2020) and ‘The Confession of Hilary Durwood’ (2023). Griffith lives in Cardiff, where he works as a radio and tv producer and plays in a band.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781726983 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781726981 |
| Title | The Confession of Hilary Durwood |
| Author | Euron Griffith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Poetry Wales Press |
| Year published | 2023-03-13 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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