A Lie About My Father
$25.39
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
18 November 2025
Summary
John Burnside recalls the failed relationship with his father, in the first of his trilogy of exquisite memoirs.
With a new introduction by Megan Nolan.
“A master of language” - Hilary Mantel
He had his final heart attack in the Silver Band Club in Corby, somewhere between the bar and the cigarette machine. A foundling; a fantasist; a morose, threatening drinker who was quick with his hands, he hadn’t seen his son for years.
John Burnside’s extraordinary story …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529962888 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529962889 |
| Author: | John Burnside |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 18 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
John Burnside
John Burnside was among the most acclaimed writers of his generation. His novels, short stories, poetry and memoirs won numerous awards, including the Geoffrey Faber Memorial, Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and, in 2023, he received the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime’s achievement in literature. In 2011 Black Cat Bone won both the Forward and the T.S. Eliot Prizes for poetry. He died in 2024.
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