“My father was one of those men who sit in a room and you can feel it: the simmer, the sense of some unpredictable force that might, at any moment, break loose, and do something terrible. [Burnside, p. 27]”
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John Burnside
John Burnside is a Scottish writer known for his poetry, novels, and prose. His works often explore themes of nature, memory, and the human condition. Born in March 1955, Burnside began his writing career in the 1980s. more
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