A Lie About My 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.