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
Author: Seamus O'Rourke
Publisher: Gill Books
Published: 12/05/2024
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781804581483
ISBN10: 1804581488
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
- Social Science | Sociology | Rural
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
Author: Seamus O'Rourke
Publisher: Gill Books
Published: 12/05/2024
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781804581483
ISBN10: 1804581488
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
- Social Science | Sociology | Rural