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P.D. Murphy

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Paul Murphy is a writer with a special interest in Spain. He has lived, studied and worked in Spain, through seminal events such as the death of Franco in 1975 and an attempted coup in 1981, orchestrated in part by his landlord at the time, a Lieutenant General in the Spanish Army. As I Walked Out Through Spain In Search Of Laurie Lee is his first book. It is the first of a trilogy of books about Spain and writers. Paul has a BA Honours in Spanish Studies and in November 2012 was awarded an MA (Distinction) in Professional Writing from Falmouth University. Paul studied with the Faber Academy Creative Writing School. He writes regularly for Travel and Lifestyle magazines and frequently speaks on Spanish issues at conferences. He is speaking ...more

Our Man in Cadiz

2023

 

After a brief covid-related hiatus I embarked on the next leg of my journey to become a self-sufficient writer. I have given up my home in the UK and by a circuitous route via Ireland I landed in Spain in Bilbao on the Bay of Biscay.in June 2022.

My mission: to drive down the length of Spain to Cadiz on the Atlantic Coast, within spitting distance of Africa.

A hot journey, in a Spanish summer o

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