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Ian Butler

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burgerbardad

Genre

Humor, Literature & Fiction, Politics

Influences

Tony Parsons
Nick Hornby
P G Wodehouse (yes really)

Member Since

April 2012

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Ian Butler began writing in 2008 after suffering a stroke in England. Currently living in County Fermanagh, Ian has over twenty years experience in social work, including working with high-risk adolescents. Previous to this he travelled extensively across Europe and The Americas.

Interested in fiction, non-fiction as well as polemical pieces from a left of centre, environmental perspective, Ian is developing novels, plays and screenplays. His first screenplay was short-listed for NI Screen’s Primetime award and he has just signed a publishing contract which has seen his first novel, Burger Bar Dad, published as an ebook, building to a release as a hard-back in Autumn 2012.

Ian has had work published in the local Fermanagh papers, various prof ...more

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Learning to look at things differently…….

To be frank even with my first victory I realise that has to be paid for. A half an hour session with the physio costs two hours sleeping as just the simple things tire me out. So when i wake up i’m ready for lunch and I get the usual calorie-counted meal and the euphoria of the previous physio session has worn off. There is a serious depression setting in and that is not made any better by the t

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Average rating: 5.0 · 6 ratings · 2 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Small Town Boy by Ian Butler (Goodreads Author), Rob Jones it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	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
	Burger Bar Dad it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 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

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