Paul Barrell
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Paul Barrell

Krimis & Thriller | LGBT | Literatur & Belletristik
Paul started writing in 2007. The trigger was a visit, while on a family holiday to a remote farmhouse in S.W. France . One of the rooms had been converted into a library that contained a diverse selection of both French and English literature. His early writing efforts were sent to a copy writer at Channel 4 who rashly said his work showed promise, but his comments spurred Paul on. Since then he has written three contemporary stand alone novels, a Youth Adult thriller, and, after a family bereavement has just started work on a much darker novel, ‘Acorn Ridge.’ He writes about people, places, and relationships. The underlying themes are a sense of mystery and the idea that our past and present are all inexplicably linked by invisible threads. Paul was born in Lambeth in 1961 and spent his formative years growing up in South London. In 1971 his parents moved to Surrey where he attended Ewell Castle School for Boys. Here he excelled at sport, especially tennis, cross country and football. At 15 he was given trials at Chelsea and played in the youth team for the next 12 months. He played against Fulham in a friendly.He left school after A levels, having taken all his exams a year early. He had been put up a year in Junior school for academic reasons! He didn’t pursue University and chose instead to start work at Courage(E)ltd in Purley in their tenanted sales division( with a name like Barrell he should have made it to the top.) However after 18 months he realized all his friends were studying in London, and he began to plan a return to mainstream education. A chance meeting with a windsurfing instructor in Italy pointed him in the direction of Hotel School and a degree in Hotel Management. He spent the next three years living in various flats in London while completing his course and increasing his knowledge in fine wines and gastronomy. In 1984 he left Westminster and worked in the City for a brief period organizing functions for Whitbreads. Around this time his parents divorced and he saw this as the perfect opportunity to fulfil his desire to travel overseas. He wanted more. His passion was travel, and he discovered food and culture were not restricted to the UK. He spent 18 months travelling in Australia and ended up running the Bay Garden Restaurant on Magnetic Island, a stones throw from the Great Barrier Reef. He returned to the UK in the late eighties and decided that the boss/ employee relationship was not for him. He wanted to be an entrepreneur. He gained qualifications in wine and set up Epicurean an upmarket wine company that specialised in organic wines. He sold to many high profile clients in London and ran this successfully until 1998 while also managing a restaurant in Surrey. After the downturn he spent a few years freelancing his skills to Facility Management companies at events such as Wimbledon Tennis and Cartier Polo . He also worked as a consultant for Pizza Express. It was this role that, in 2002 led him to create Ecosteam an environmental cleaning company and you can guess who his first major client was. His on line company sold solutions to many private and public sector organizations, whilst also gaining a market share of the domestic market. He ran Ecosteam until 2014 but during this hectic time he realized his true passions and skills lay elsewhere. His true passion for storytelling evolved alongside his sales career. He always felt that telling a story enhanced the whole sales process. 20 years in the field has allowed him to create a unique soft sales program for sales teams needing a new approach. He promotes The ‘Soft Cell’ by saying I used to open wine but now I open doors. He is married with two children and lives in Cheshire. He has always pursued his dreams and has been lucky enough to become an accomplished skier having skied most of the more challenging mountains in Europe. He still enjoys sport in his fifties and plays football and tennis. He has been an ardent Chelsea fan and follows his team home and away when time permits. Postcards from Pimlico was his third novel, and portray’s adeptly his skills as a writer. He feels ‘Postcards from Pimlico,’ should be read, if at all possible in one sitting. He has never been on a creative writing course and is self taught, although 10,000 hours practice should make you somewhat of an expert. Also coming soon By Paul Barrell Oriana Magnetic North 18
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