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The Mercy Boys are four Dundee men who meet every day in their local pub and drink: first to find order, then oblivion. Each has his own ghosts, his dreams of escape. But when death comes to the Mercy Boys it comes suddenly and with staggering violence, and their dreams of leaving bleed into nightmares.
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"["The Mercy Boys"] takes place in Dundee, following the lives of four middle-aged men who drink far too much in a pub called the Mercy...profoundly disturbing." - "The Times""A powerful unsentimental account of men on the bleaker side of black." - "Observer"
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John Burnside’s most recent books include the collection of stories, Something Like Happy and the poetry collection, Black Cat Bone, which won both the 2011 Forward Prize and the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry. His latest novel, Ashland & Vine, and collection of poetry, Still Life with Feeding Snake, are both published in February 2017.
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0099773112
- ISBN 13 9780099773115
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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