{"product_id":"standing-in-gaps-9781804581483","title":"Standing in Gaps","description":"\u003cb\u003eSeamus O'Rourke humorously reflects on his underwhelming adventures in New York, Dublin, and London before returning to his uneventful rural life, filled with self-reflection and his father's comically realistic insights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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","brand":"Gill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911990579474,"sku":"9781804581483","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b18748c-df49-467b-98d8-c3c00428f1c7.jpg?v=1738762724","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/standing-in-gaps-9781804581483","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}