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J. David Simons (born 27 August 1953) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer. His novels include The Credit Draper (2008), The Liberation of Celia Kahn (2011), An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful (2013), The Land Agent (2014) and A Woman of Integrity’(2017) and are all published by Saraband. His latest novel – The Responsibility of Love – will be available as an ebook as well as a special limited edition from 1stMay 2021 and will be published commercially by BackPage Press in Autumn 2021.

Simons has been awarded several grants from Creative Scotland and the Society of Authors, his work has been shortlisted for the McKitterickl Prize and in 2012 he was a recipient of a prestigious Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. Apart from his f ...more

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	An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful 3.74 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Credit Draper 3.81 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Land Agent 4.16 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Liberation of Celia Kahn 3.97 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Woman of Integrity 3.82 avg rating — 55 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Interview 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Story.Book by Duncan Abel, Nicola Belte, Sarah Schofield 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Responsibility of Love 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	With Their Best Clothes On by Susie Maguire (Editor), Samuel Tongue (Editor), Patricia Ace (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gutter, № 24 by Colin Begg (Editor), Henry Bell (Editor), Kate MacLeary (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If we knew we could carry our memories to wherever we go next, then there would be nothing to fear. It's just the thought that all this life might be forgotten totally, that's what frighten me”
― J. David Simons

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“Weit breitete die Nacht sich vor ihm aus. Heidnischer Mond. Blauer Meeresboden. Ferne Sterne. Eine eisige Böe, die von nahendem Schnee kündete. Er fröstelte wieder. Was barg der dunkle, tobende Ozean da draußen, der Flutblut in seinem Kielwasser führte? Ein kümmerliches Plätschern, das gerade mal seine Zehen befeuchten würde? Oder ein Wassergebirge, dessen blanke Wände sich höher und höher auftürmen würden, bis sie den Blick auf das geisterhafte Mondlicht versperrten? Er sah seinem Los lächelnd entgegen. Er würde warten. Denn der Tod ließ sich nicht verleugnen.”
― J. David Simons, An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful

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“There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro

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“And I watch my words from a long way off.
They are more yours than mine.
They climb on my old suffering like ivy.

It climbs the same way on damp walls.
You are to blame for this cruel sport.
They are fleeing from my dark lair.
You fill everything, you fill everything.

Before you they peopled the solitude that you occupy,
and they are more used to my sadness than you are.

Now I want them to say what I want to say to you
to make you hear as I want you to hear me.”
― Pablo Neruda, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

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