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Book SynopsisJohn 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.
Trade ReviewCompelling 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 *
