{"product_id":"standing-in-gaps","title":"Standing in Gaps","description":"In the sequel to Seamus O'Rourke's popular first memoir, Standing in Gaps, this innocent Leitrim lad finally flees the nest, briefly sampling life in New York, Dublin and London - before inevitably returning to his beloved, duller than dishwater existence at home - a life which now includes alcohol, Doctor Hook and some low-budget romance. But man does not live on romance alone and Seamus needs to get to the bottom of his general uselessness, spurred on as always by his ever-the-realist father, who prophesised his mediocrity from an early age. Seamus continues to underachieve while struggling to interpret his auld lad's advice and watered-down compliments - 'You weren't as bad as I often saw ya', 'They must be badly stuck, if they asked you', and the classic 'What kind of an eejit are ya?' - all while capturing the innocence and the absurdity of rural life in 1980s and 1990s Ireland. As always, O'Rourke finds diamond-tipped-needles in bales of really bad hay, providing more laughter and stories of mayhem for fans. 'A gifted actor, writer and storyteller produces a memoir that is simply - gifted' - Joe Duffy","brand":"Seamus O'Rourke","offers":[{"title":".. \/ 2024-09-12 \/ 375","offer_id":55059988775253,"sku":"9781804581483","price":3.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/4188\/8668\/files\/content_fe4883f5-c8a4-4c3c-87cd-41ef823239da.jpg?v=1789923007","url":"https:\/\/www.bookworld.ie\/products\/standing-in-gaps","provider":"Book World Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}