{"product_id":"standing-in-gaps-seamus-orourke-9781804581483","title":"Standing in Gaps","description":"In the sequel to Seamus O'Rourke's popular first memoir, \u003ci\u003eStanding in Gaps\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs always, O'Rourke finds diamond-tipped-needles in bales of really bad hay, providing more laughter and stories of mayhem for fans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gifted actor, writer and storyteller produces a memoir that is simply - gifted' - \u003cb\u003eJoe Duffy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seamus O'Rourke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804581488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804581483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Seamus O'Rourke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46173191110911,"sku":"9781804581483","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7aad1fb3-3cd9-4b4a-944c-b74378161744.jpg?v=1727180255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/standing-in-gaps-seamus-orourke-9781804581483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}