Burnside, John

Waking Up in Toytown

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ISBN 13:: 9780099507833
author:: Burnside, John
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Vintage
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2011
Pages:: 272
Dimensions:: 12.9 x 1.7 x 19.8 cm
Genre:: Biography & Autobiography
Condition:: New
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Waking Up in Toytown by John Burnside is a deeply personal and unsettling memoir that explores the author's struggles with addiction and mental illness. After years of self-destruction, Burnside attempts to rebuild his life in the suburbs, seeking solace in routine and anonymity. However, as he navigates this fragile new existence, the ghosts of his past continue to haunt him, threatening to undo all his progress. This is a heart-wrenching and unflinchingly honest account of one man's desperate search for sanity, and the impossible love that drives him. Through its raw emotion and unvarnished honesty, Waking Up in Toytown offers a powerful exploration of the human condition, revealing the complexities and contradictions of the human experience.

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