George Gunn Reading From 'ATLANTIC FOREST'
6th June 2008
The COMM BAR, Thurso - Wed. 11th June at 7.30pm
FREE EVENT
George Gunn will read from his new book 'ATLANTIC FOREST'
'The Atlantic Forest is lean and magical - there is a Gulf Stream of allusion that runs through this book, carrying us from Rackwick to Brazil, from Kildonan to Fallujah. Gunn does what every fine writer must do: he reminds us we are a part of this frail, cold, vicious, beautiful world; that all we need do to enjoy it fully is open our eyes to its majesty and its tragedies.' John Glenday
'...spare, lean language honed on brittle, sometimes brutal stalks of feeling ... There is a salty, windswept goodness at this collection's "conflicting heart". Scotland on Sunday.
THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY OR ON AMAZON HERE
Just search for the ISBN number - 978 1 906120 26 9
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