{"product_id":"intoxicated-by-life-paul-v-oleary-9781499528541","title":"Intoxicated by Life: A Memoir of a Dysfunctional Irish-American Family","description":"\u003cp\u003eA family's legacy crumbles in the face of addiction in Paul V. O'Leary's emotional new memoir, \u003ci\u003eIntoxicated by Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJack O'Leary, a first-generation Irish American born to a mother who worked cleaning the houses of the rich, is determined to make it to the top.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA talented and ambitious man, Jack met his match in Mary, a stunning, younger woman who wants nothing more than to escape her working-class origins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether, the two begin a life that is quickly marred by tragedy-the loss of three parents and one child in the first four years of their marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe seed of estrangement planted, the couple puts on a brave face-with decades of material success and good times coming their way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJack climbs the ladder of the business world and becomes president of a bank. Propelled into the social and financial elite, Jack and Mary embrace their new life of business travel, parties, new cars, country clubs, and Ivy League educations for their children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut a secret addiction slowly eats away at the O'Leary family-one that will ultimately destroy everything, and everyone, they hold dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul V. O'Leary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149952854X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499528541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.74d","brand":"Paul V. O'Leary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898613915903,"sku":"9781499528541","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c605374-d6c5-4392-9533-d8741e3ea189.jpg?v=1721376726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/intoxicated-by-life-paul-v-oleary-9781499528541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}