{"product_id":"on-tuesdays-im-a-buddhist-9781473623507","title":"On Tuesdays Im a Buddhist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Searingly honest, funny, self-deprecating, Harding''s narrative seems to rest on the pulse of Ireland'' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne day in the summer of 2016, Michael Harding''s wife brought an unusual gift home from Warsaw. All of a sudden, he found himself falling back into the old religious devotions of an earlier time. The meaning he had found through years of engagement with therapy began to dissolve.\u003cbr\u003eHere, in \u003ci\u003eOn Tuesdays I''m a Buddhist\u003c\/i\u003e, Harding examines the search for meaning in life which keeps him fastened to the idea of god.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter many therapy sessions focused on an effort to uncover personal truth, and long solitary months on the road with a one man show, Harding is finally led to an artists'' retreat in the shadow of Skellig Michael.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMixing stories from the road with dispatches from his \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e columns, \u003ci\u003eOn Tuesdays I''m a Buddhist \u003c\/i\u003eis a spell-binding and powerful book about the human condition, the narratives we \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSearingly honest, funny, self-deprecating, Harding's narrative seems to rest on the pulse of Ireland * Irish Times on On Tuesdays I'm a Buddhist *\u003cbr\u003eA compelling memoir. Absorbing and graced with a deceptive lightness of touch ... Harding writes like an angel * Sunday Times on Hanging with the Elephant *\u003cbr\u003eHilarious, and tender, and mad, and harrowing, and wistful, and always beautifully written. A wonderful book * Kevin Barry on Staring at Lakes *\u003cbr\u003eWonderful ... Like many people who have achieved a great deal, [Harding] cannot recognise his triumphs. This book, like its predecessor, is one of them * John Boyne on Hanging with the Elephant *\u003cbr\u003eA book that champions the kindness (or at least company) of strangers as essential for that elusive state known as happiness * RTE Guide on Talking to Strangers *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books Ireland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739514188119,"sku":"9781473623507","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473623507.jpg?v=1720052453","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-tuesdays-im-a-buddhist-9781473623507","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}