{"product_id":"he-used-to-be-me-9781848409071","title":"He Used to Be Me","description":"\u003ci\u003e'I sit on the stone that will mark the bed of my bones. You'll find the used-to-be-me, soon, flat body, washed up, wrinkly skin. No silly grin. You'll say, What a waste of a life. Tut-tut sounds jump out. Dangle like worms from your crow's mouth ...'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Daft Matt, the Mayo man at the heart of this astonishing, form-bending story, as he wanders the streets of Castlebar in search of Devil's feet - the claw marks of the cága, or jackdaws, who have spoken to him since he was a boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Matt is anything but daft. In lyrical prose, Walsh Donnelly explores the complex workings of Matt's inner life: how he deals with the loss of his twin brother as a child, navigates the carefree days of early manhood and copes with the aftermath of the horse-riding accident that would see him incarcerated in the care system for the next thirty years. Richly imagined and beautifully written, this is a story for anyone who chooses to look beyond the surface of things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I used to think those claws were the only things that kept me above sea-level.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Island Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848409071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Anne Walsh Donnelly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44988149104821,"sku":"9781848409071","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8c7d208a-335a-4e31-b070-4ae6b3087177.jpg?v=1735626385","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/he-used-to-be-me-9781848409071","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}