“There are days when that dark face is something I can think of as a friend – a primal energy that carries me forward when nothing else will – but more often than not I am face-to-face with a stranger, a companion to something I recognise as myself, sure enough, but one who knows more than I do, thinks less of danger and propriety than I ever have or will, feels a cool and amused contempt for the rules and rituals by which I live, the duties I too readily accept, the compromises I too willingly allow (p. 262)”
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A Lie About My Father: A Memoir
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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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