Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy

Mrs Byrne, you've a beautiful, very pale, ginger-haired baby boy, with a wonky eye.'   So begins Jason Byrne's hilarious childhood memoir of his adventures as an accident-prone youngster in 1970s and 1980s Dublin. Life in the Byrne household is never boring - from the time the house was struck by lightning to the incident with Paddy Byrne and the 'arse-cream', be prepared to laugh out loud and weep with nostalgia at how times have changed, perhaps not always for the better. This heartwarming and brilliantly funny book is the tonic we all need.