I Put A Spell On You - John Burnside

The Last Of John Burnsides Three Memoirs, I Put A Spell On You Is An Enthralling Ode To Love And Wonder In All Its Forms With A Introduction By Sen Hewitta Master Of Language' Hilary Mantelthe First Time He Was Played I Put A Spell On You, John Burnside Thought He Had Never Heard A More Beautiful Song It Was An Enchantment, A Fascination That Would Turn To Obsession. Implicit In The Song Were All The Ambiguities That Intrigued Him Love, Possession, And Danger. In This Exquisite And Haunting Book, John Burnside Evokes His Coming Of Age From The Industrial Misery Of Cowdenbeath And Corby To The World Of Cambridge, And Follows His Drifting Thoughts And Memories Along The Way: From Uncanny Encounters With Lost Girls To Digressions On Voodoo, Acid, And Insomnia, Alongside A Cast That Includes Kafka, Narcissus, Diane Arbus And Screamin Jay Hawkins.