{"product_id":"9781844885978-madhouse","title":"Madhouse","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe naked truth about my chaotic childhood, losing my mind and finding a place to call home. \u003cp\u003e'An absolutely brilliant read' \u003cb\u003ePatrick Kielty, \u003ci\u003eLate Late Show, \u003c\/i\u003eRTÉ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Blisteringly honest . hilarious, traumatic, joyful and terrifying. Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy read!’ \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gloriously unabashed . vibrant, poignant and surprisingly hopeful' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI grew up in a psychiatric experiment crossed with an alcoholic experiment. a place run by two people who were extraordinarily drunk and guarded by a potentially vicious dog with a brain tumour.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePJ Gallagher spent much of his childhood knocking back Lucozade with the local alcoholics in his parents' northside pub. But the chaos that reigned for his first ten years was nothing compared to what happened when - having lost the pub - his mum took in six psychiatric patients from the local hospital to give them 'care in the community'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorst. Idea. Ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadhouse\u003c\/i\u003e is PJ's riotous life story. Covering everything from dogs, motorbikes and the art of small talk, to the lessons of mental breakdown and finally figuring out love, this is PJ unbound. Most surprising - to PJ more than anyone - is the prospect of becoming a dad in his late forties, when he always thought of 'family' as a trap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadhouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the funny, insightful and moving story of someone just trying to keep his head above water - and how he is making sense of it all at last!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Terrifically honest, as well as a being funny and sad' \u003cb\u003eMatt Cooper, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Word\u003c\/i\u003e, Today FM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Delivered in Gallagher’s brilliantly blunt northside brogue, evoking a shade of Roddy Doyle'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Irish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tells his story with humour and insight making it feel as though you are chatting with an old friend' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bold, anarchic . relates wild antics and traumas from his tumultuous life with both humour and perceptive clarity' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So open . amazing for understanding and trying to destroy the stigma [of mental health struggles] . a great read' \u003cb\u003eElaine Crowley, \u003ci\u003eIreland AM\u003c\/i\u003e, Virgin Media\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056278020193,"sku":"9781844885978","price":16.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26976969.jpg?v=1721396444","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781844885978-madhouse","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}