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From disastrous first gigs, to major record deals, from North Wales to the smoky clubs of Soho, Euron GriffithâEUR(TM)s memoir is a roller-coaster ride wrapped in six t-shirts.

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.

In September 1967, the Beatles came to Tonypandy, South Wales, and spent six days with Tom Morris of 23 Upper Chemical Terrace In August 1967, the Beatles were stunned by the death of their manager and mentor Brian Epstein. In the immediate aftermath, John, Paul, George and Ringo sought comfort in the low-key company of a middle-aged Welshman and in their new but obsessive hobby of racing pigeons. All was well, until the Maharishi arrived to put the cat among them Elsewhere, in ';Dylan Goes Electric', an alternative sixties is evoked, where modernist poets rule the pop charts; ';Villa Nellcte' depicts the Rolling Stones' former south-of-France mansion today, where a small-time local playboy is still busy with the visiting groupies; and the title character in ';';Crazy' Luke Dober' becomes the most tragically fated, yet somehow overlooked, man in the history of rock'n'roll.Euron Griffith's writing sits in a special and dream-like place between immaculate pop documentary and minimal short story telling. Evocative and imaginative, The Beatles in Tonypandy is a must for Fab Four fanatics who think they've read it all. It carves out unique territory that thumps the funny bone and touches the heart.';A delicious vision of the psychedelic Beatles in a parallel universe, part satire and part rural comedy.' -- Peter Doggett, author of You Never Give Me Your Money';Beautifully written, warm and captivating stories that will make you smile.' -- Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1';Probably the most important music book ever, especially for Beatles and Dylan scholars. Sorry Mr Davies and Mr Lewisohn and Mr Scaduto and Mr Shelton but you have just been gazumped.' -- Paolo Hewitt'Fond, psychedelic short stories that are rooted in fact - the Beatles, Dylan, the Stones - and evolve into softly comic fiction. The real tales have all been told but Euron Griffith has delightfully invented some new ones' -- Mark Ellen

A humorous novel about a boy who lives in his hero''s world. Eilian goes on a great adventure, but is the adventure only the result of his highly imaginative mind? Suitable for Year 7-9 pupils for individual or group reading.