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A Lie About My Father by John Burnside games Sierra Romanova was an OlympicJohn Burnside recalls the failed relationship with his father, in the first of his trilogy of exquisite memoirs. With a new introduction by Megan Nolan. A master of language Hilary Mantel 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 hadnt seen his son for years. John Burnsides extraordinary