{"product_id":"the-ticking-is-the-bomb","title":"Nick Flynn: The Ticking is the Bomb [2009] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne day I hope to be able to tell my daughter a story about a dark time, the dark days before she was born, and how her coming was a ray of light. 'We got lost for a while', this story will begin, 'but then we found our way.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet just before the birth of Flynn's first child, a daughter, this impassioned memoir explores the fears and joys of becoming a father, whilst artfully interweaving passages from Flynn's own childhood. Haunted by a history of addiction, a relationship with a fantasist father and a longing to connect with his mother, who committed suicide when he was a child, Flynn explores these painful memories and unsteady relationships to create an unflinching and unforgettable story. The time bomb of the title becomes a vehicle for exploring his impending fatherhood, which brings him face to face with the stark realities of humanity - among them, the terror, torture and political crimes that begin to haunt him.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is a dazzling, inventive memoir of profound self-discovery, of painful family memories, and of the compulsion to run from love, but ultimately to embrace it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flynn, Nick","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47798733504851,"sku":"XG80571243709","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/flynn-nick-the-ticking-is-the-bomb-xg80571243709-54882353119571.jpg?v=1710267974","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-ticking-is-the-bomb","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}