Aristo's Family

Aristo's obsessive need to trace and belong to his family - even though he was told they were all burnt and left unidentifiable during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 - has estranged his English wife, and is gradually distancing his only child, while in turn, Pavlos has an increasing need to belong to a father who will make time for him.

As the practices at Papas' late-night private museum 'staff meetings' unfold themselves to Pavlos, the boy is led deeper into a sinister confrontation with what Papas calls his 'family', but which brings him, through the ancient face-masks and relics, to unquiet souls of Greeks believed to have been thousands of years dead.

A strong blend of eeriness, suspense, an outsider's need to belong and the poignancy of lives which could be ours when driven to extremity.

Being half Greek Cypriot myself, though raised and still living in Britain, I have been able to visit Cyprus, enjoy the hospitality of the villagers where my Greek relatives live and drive around much of the island depicted in the scenes throughout the novel so that my research has been first hand.

Reviews

"A poignant, literary and psychological suspense. The promise of the early chapters is more than well maintained. This novel is a real page turner, worthy of comparison with the early John Fowles' 'The Magus' - but distinctly Raymond Nickford. An atmospheric, vibrant, spooky page-turner." -

Reay Tannahill, historian, novelist and author of The Seventh Son

"Beautifully observed characters and exotic setting. Atmospheric, intriguing"

Barbara Erskine - Sunday Times Best selling author of The Darkest Hour

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