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Guy Burt

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Guy Burt (he/him) is a novelist and BAFTA award-winning screenwriter.

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Guy Burt I'm just returning to novel-writing (after a 20 year gap). It feels very much like starting from scratch: I'll need a new agent, new publisher... that…moreI'm just returning to novel-writing (after a 20 year gap). It feels very much like starting from scratch: I'll need a new agent, new publisher... that stuff is daunting. But at the same time there's the sense of having spent the time getting to grips with what I want to write, and how I want to do it; so I think the hiatus was necessary.(less)
Guy Burt Living in the world of the book. Getting to know the characters. You miss them once it's finished.…moreLiving in the world of the book. Getting to know the characters. You miss them once it's finished.(less)
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The Glass Field

My new novel, The Glass Field, is published today. It’s my first novel in 27 years. Screenwriting has kept me busy, but in my heart I've always been a novelist; returning to all the things novels can do has been a genuine delight.

In the book, two damaged teenagers are drawn together by their shared belief that nuclear war is inevitable. It’s 1986, Cold War paranoia is running high, and they’re bot Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 13, 2026 21:53 Tags: british-fiction, coming-of-age, contemporary-fiction, literary-fiction, new-novel
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"This remarkable book had so many strands to it that I felt like I’d read at least 3 books in one when I turned the final page. Part fictional account of everyday life in the days when Chernobyl and the cold war was the headline conversation and all t" Read more of this review »
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"A character-driven coming-of-age story with two unique characters. Their pairing is powerful.

In 1986, with Chernobyl on the news and the Cold War looming, Scott believes nuclear conflict is inevitable. Jodie, brilliant, abrasive, and damaged, wears l" Read more of this review »
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"This was such an interesting read, I haven’t read books based on Chernobyl, so this was thought provoking but having it through teenagers ‘eyes’ made it more engaging and emotional.

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"This is apocalypse meets 1986. The year of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the Chernobyl disaster and the near end of the Cold War. Scaremongering is at large, protestors take to the streets, fears of an imminent nuclear attack are ever presen" Read more of this review »
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“Sadly, schools deal in the sale and exchange of knowledge, not wisdom."

~ "The Hole”
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“If we could live all our lives in the present, with no recourse to what has gone before or what might yet be, we would be so much the simpler for it. But in fact the here and now of life is all too often the least considered, while thoughts of the past and expectations of the future conspire to tangle our minds with irreconcilable regrets and hopes."

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