{"product_id":"leaning-on-gates-9781804580370","title":"Leaning on Gates","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: O'Rourke, Seamus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eIreland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 September 2024 by Gill (Gill Books) in Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e152 x 235 x 27 | 410g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 whilst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs always, O’Rourke finds diamond-tipped-needles in bales of really bad hay, providing more laughter and stories of mayhem for fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A gifted actor, writer and storyteller produces a memoir that is simply – gifted’ Joe Duffy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O'Rourke, Seamus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55851088380282,"sku":"9781804580370","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781804580370_12c210c4-90e4-4818-9069-c0f40d064a86.jpg?v=1758044657","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/ro\/products\/leaning-on-gates-9781804580370","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}