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      A Lie About My Father

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      Tells the story of a lost and damaged world of childhood and the constants of his father's world: men defined by drink they could take and the pain they could stand, men shaped by their guilt and machismo. This book examines the way men are made and how they fall apart, about ...

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      Product ID:9780099479536
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Burnside Biographies
      Title:A Lie About My Father
      Authors:Author: John Burnside
      Page Count:336
      Subjects:Biography: general, Biography: general, Memoirs, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Memoirs, Family & relationships
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      Tells the story of a lost and damaged world of childhood and the constants of his father's world: men defined by drink they could take and the pain they could stand, men shaped by their guilt and machismo. This book examines the way men are made and how they fall apart, about understanding in order to have a good son you must have a good father.

      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 years.
      John Burnside''s extraordinary story of this failed relationship is a beautifully written evocation of a lost and damaged world of childhood and the constants of his father''s world: men defined by the drink they could take and the pain they could stand, men shaped by their guilt and machismo.

      A Lie About My Father is about forgiving but not forgetting, about examining the way men are made and how they fall apart, about understanding that in order to have a good son you must have a good father.

      Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Non-Fiction Book of the Year.


      Imprint Name:Vintage
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2007-03-01

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      Weight242 g
      Dimensions199 × 130 × 23 mm