A Lie About My Father
$33.58
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2007
Summary
A breathtakingly beautiful memoir of childhood, A Lie About My Father was the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Non-Fiction Book of the Year.
A moving, unforgettable memoir of two lost men—a father and his child.
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099479536 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099479532 |
| Author: | John Burnside |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2007 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 31mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Burnside Biographies |
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Compelling and profoundly moving… This exquisitely written memoir is, literally, a journey into a heart of darkness - a darkness here lit up by beauty and truth
“Compelling and profoundly moving… This exquisitely written memoir is, literally, a journey into a heart of darkness - a darkness here lit up by beauty and truth” Independent “An exceptional book… A brilliant feat of sympathy and imagination” Financial Times “Burnside’s prose is a delight…Memoir this good illuminates something larger than itself. It is an exercise in understanding compassion and forgiveness” – Melanie McGrath Sunday Telegraph “[An] exquisitely written memoir” – Paul Bailey Sunday Times “Destined to become a classic of Scots childhood… A beautiful read, but also a brutal one” Scotland on Sunday
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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