{"product_id":"9781805300588-o-brother","title":"O Brother","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir that is by turns heart-breaking and hilarious, \u003ci\u003eO Brother \u003c\/i\u003eevokes a working-class childhood of the 1970s and 80s and tries to answer the questions of guilt, culpability and regret that often haunt the survivors of suicide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST MEMOIR OF 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eiNEWS \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK TO GIFT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. In 2010, after years of chaotic struggle against the world, he took his own life at the age of 42.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoping for the best while often witnessing the worst, John, his younger sister Linda and their mother, Jeanette, saw the darkest fears they had for Gary played out in drug deals, prison and bankruptcy. While his life spiralled downward and the love the Nivens shared was tested to its limit, John drifted into his own trouble in the music industry, a world where excess was often a marker of success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracking the lives of two brothers in changing times - from illicit cans of lager in 70s sitting rooms to ecstasy in 90s raves - \u003ci\u003eO Brother\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, affecting and often uproariously funny story. It is about the bonds of family and how we try to keep the finest of those we lose alive. It is about black sheep and what it takes to break the ties that bind. Fundamentally it is about how families survive suicide, 'that last cry, from the saddest outpost.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40935517126753,"sku":"9781805300588","price":18.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36298129_42ae0e45-511f-4c5a-b1d8-caeb32e05ff4.jpg?v=1759385058","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781805300588-o-brother","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}