Mirrors on which dust has fallen

<p>Set against a backdrop of public scandal and private dilemma Mirrors on which dust has fallen presents the quotidian concerns of the average and the not-so-average inhabitants of the fictitious Bowmount the province featured in Bursey's precursor Verbatim: A Novel. The varied cast of characters examine and defend their spiritual beliefs from God to evolution; their views on art as painting battles photography for supremacy; and their sexuality from confusion to pagan flagrancy. While Verbatim depicts the politics of the elected Mirrors on which dust has fallen reveals the motives of the electorate using pitch-perfect dialogue interjected with sly media snippets and elegant subtle prose to paint a darkly humorous and deeply telling tale of the late twentieth century in Canada.</p><p>“The writing is bawdy heady profane often funny and full of energy. Fans of Bursey’s distinctive first publication <em>Verbatim: A Novel</em> will be pleased as will readers in search of something punchy and new-fangled.” — Joan Sullivan <em>The Telegram</em></p><p><em>“Mirrors on which dust has fallen</em> [is] an explosively unconventional deeply disturbing and relentlessly original work. . . . He is equally comfortable writing about the logistics of clothing wholesalers and the challenges of running a small radio station as he is about the quotidian detail of Catholic ceremonies and the grit needed to keep a seedy pub afloat.” — Mark Sampson <em>Numero Cinq</em></p><p><em>“</em>I felt like I was looking at swarming bacteria in a petri dish everything felt so up close and I was so deep into it. I had to put the book down in order to gain sufficient distance to see the relationships of everyone intertwined in this microcosm to feel the outlines of the story again. . . . It’s a really unique and unusual novel quite unlike anything else I’ve read.” — Victoria Best <em>Litlove:</em> <em>Tales from the Reading Room</em></p>