{"product_id":"waking-up-in-toytown-9780099507833","title":"Waking Up in Toytown","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Burnside\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003ci\u003e Black Cat Bone\u003c\/i\u003e won both the Forward and the T.S. Eliot Prizes for poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no truer writer than John Burnside...[A] searching enquiry into a life: bruised, filled with grace and as plangent and haunting as any plainsong -- Catherine Lockerbie * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eBurnside's memoir deserves to become a classic.  Has anyone written about the direct experience of mental illness with such scrupulous observation and wit? * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant portrait of isolation... This sophisticated study of the human mind argues for our right \"to continue in the pursuit of whole-heartedness. To be not-normal after all\" -- Fiona Sampson * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written and observed memoir ... an affecting book from a writer of manifest talent; a compellingly readable memoir possessed of a genuine spiritual and intellectual depth -- Adam O'Riordan * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an extraordinary book and one so honest it scorches -- Carlo Gebler * Irish Times *","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017521332567,"sku":"9780099507833","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099507833.jpg?v=1750773818","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/waking-up-in-toytown-9780099507833","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}