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Glister
John Burnside
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Description for Glister
Paperback. The children of Innertown exist in a state of suspended terror. Every year or so, a boy from their school disappears, vanishing into the wasteland of the old chemical plant. Nobody knows where these boys go. The town policeman, Morrison knows otherwise. He was involved in the cover-up of one boy's murder. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
The children of Innertown exist in a state of suspended terror. Every year or so, a boy from their school disappears, vanishing into the wasteland of the old chemical plant. Nobody knows where these boys go, or whether they are alive or dead, and without evidence the authorities claim they are simply runaways.
The town policeman, Morrison knows otherwise. He was involved in the cover-up of one boy's murder, and he believes all the boys have been killed. Though he is seriously compromised, he would still like to find out the killer's identity.
The local children ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099507840
SKU
V9780099507840
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99-3
About John Burnside
John Burnside 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 2024, he received the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime’s achievement in literature. In 2011 Black Cat Bone won both the Forward and the T.S. Eliot ... Read more
Reviews for Glister
A novel that pierces the heart of evil... Consume it at night. Turn out the lights and watch the walls glow
Scotsman
Baffling, haunting, terrifying, moving, and compulsively readable
Daily Telegraph
In the end we are left with the resonance of a book whose centre is nowhere but whose circumference is extraordinarily large
Financial Times ... Read more
Scotsman
Baffling, haunting, terrifying, moving, and compulsively readable
Daily Telegraph
In the end we are left with the resonance of a book whose centre is nowhere but whose circumference is extraordinarily large
Financial Times ... Read more