Saundersfoot author Cyril Morris's new book, entitled Proper Indian Tea, has recently been released. It explores the life of a young Welsh boy who grows up in both India and Wales experiencing both tragedy and joy in his lifetime.

Proper Indian Tea (Poured From The Red Teapot) is a novel which examines both the desire of revenge and the cultural differences between the UK and India.

The young boy’s mindset is explored in how he manages to overcome a terrible tragedy as a 10-year-old boy which leaves him nurturing an overpowering need for revenge. It is then a second tragic experience as a young man, having been brought up as a displaced orphan and educated in India, which leads him to examine his conscience and his former need for revenge.

Circumstance on the boy’s journeys to and from Wales to India and his determination to honour his father give him a fuller understanding about himself. Eventually through his individual effort to succeed, and despite his experiences and troubles, he marries the need to con-join the two important cultures in his life.

Born in Saundersfoot, Cyril James Morris joined the Royal Navy as an apprentice at age 16. He served 22 years as marine and aeronautical engineer, followed by training as a helicopter anti-submarine pilot and eventually as a helicopter maintenance test pilot. After his retirement he became a lobster fisherman in Saundersfoot for a couple of years before taking up a position in the USA as an aerostat flight director.

Morris returned to Saundersfoot in 2014 to pursue his writing, publishing his debut The Herring Man in 2022. In February of this year, Cyril married Louise and the couple continue to live in Saundersfoot, where they swim regularly.

Proper Indian Tea is available on Amazon and from Troubador Publishing (troubador.co.uk).