{"product_id":"9780349702346-working-class-family-ages-badly","title":"A Working-Class Family Ages Badly","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Remarkable' The Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA radically honest and uplifting memoir about defying death and learning to live.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'An incredibly honest tale of survival, escape and resilience' \u003ci\u003eThe Observer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Roche is a charming, unflinchingly honest guide on a journey that's as funny as it is heart-breaking.' JUNO DAWSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow does an untrained eye recognise the process of dying, when your mind is fixed firmly on living?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA radically honest and uplifting memoir about defying death and learning to live.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuno Roche\u003c\/b\u003e was born into a working-class family in London in the sixties, who dabbled in minor crime. For their father, \u003cb\u003eviolence and love\u003c\/b\u003e lived together; for their mother, addiction was the only way to survive. School was a respite, but shortly after beginning their university course \u003cb\u003eJuno was diagnosed with HIV, then a death sentence\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuno is a survivor; they outlived their diagnosis, got a degree and became an artist. But however hard you try to take the kid out of the family, some scars go too deep; trying to run from AIDS and their childhood threw Juno into \u003cb\u003edark years of serious drug addiction\u003c\/b\u003e, addiction often financed by sex work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRunning from home eventually took Juno \u003cb\u003eacross the sea to a tiny village in Spain\u003c\/b\u003e, surrounded by mountains. Only once they found a quiet little house with an olive tree in the garden did Juno start to wonder if they had run too far, and \u003cb\u003ewhether they have really been searching for a family all along\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an incredibly \u003cb\u003ehonest and brave\u003c\/b\u003e book, Juno takes us through the moments of their life: Mum sending Christmas cards containing Valium, drug withdrawal on a River Nile cruise, overcoming their father's violence and finding their dream house in Spain. Showing immense resilience, Juno's memoir is\u003cb\u003e a book about what it means to stay alive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmotional, tragic and incredibly funny, \u003ci\u003eA Working-Class Family Ages Badly\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable must-read memoir for anyone who loves \u003ci\u003eEducated\u003c\/i\u003e, Deborah Levy and \u003ci\u003eMotherwell\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Delicate and devastating. Up there with the best of them.'\u003cb\u003e HANNAH LOWE, WINNER OF THE COSTA PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of \u003cb\u003eheart, wit and charm\u003c\/b\u003e. I'm \u003cb\u003eobsessed\u003c\/b\u003e with this book.' \u003cb\u003eTravis Alabanza         \u003c\/b\u003e           \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSo gripping\u003c\/b\u003e, I had to make myself slow down to appreciate the quality of the writing. Such a \u003cb\u003epowerful story and so beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003ePaul Burston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly unique. Nobody can write with \u003cb\u003ewarmth and confrontation\u003c\/b\u003e the way Juno can.' \u003cb\u003eTom Rasmussen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compassionate, dreamlike and \u003cb\u003edeeply moving\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eCN Lester\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Should be read by \u003cb\u003eeveryone\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eIrenosen Okojie        \u003c\/b\u003e           \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Juno has always been a literary voice like no one else, \u003cb\u003escathingly honest and endlessly expansive.\u003c\/b\u003e' Amelia Abraham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40234674061409,"sku":"9780349702346","price":18.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33826698.jpg?v=1744882604","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349702346-working-class-family-ages-badly","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}