The first book of the Trellechau Trilogy. It is 1993 and Dr Charles Roxburgh aka 'Charlie' in ' Down the Gwli ', is starting out as a junior doctor at St Luke's hospital in Bath, England, after graduating from the University of Cambridge. When he arrives at Pen-Lan Park near Bath, Charles meets his new house mate: the dashing, handsome and mercurial, Dr Dariush Estefani. A meeting that will change Charles' life forever... An intense and emotional journey of discovery unfolds for Charles, during the 1990s; set against the beautiful backdrop of Bath, Cambridge, Oman, the Persian Gulf and Northern Cyprus. 'The desert sun blazed on the azure waves, Far away I glimpsed distant Persia; 'Land of mosques and ziggurats, Spices, emperors, rugs and cats' Disovery Poet 'Suddenly, all is darkness; Black clouds of despair change all to blackness' 'Shut me out and cause me pain; Obliterate my face and name...' Discovery Poet 'Thy rebuke hath broken my heart and I am filled with heaviness. I called out but there was no man who could give me comfort'. Psalm 69, Verse 21.