{"product_id":"2940169848007","title":"Dear Michael, Love Dad","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully written account of a father's relationship with his troubled son, as told through his funny, tender letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2007 Michael Maitland left home for university, and in the years that followed he developed depression, OCD and, almost fatally, anorexia. It was only when Michael was taken to hospital in 2012, his body shutting down and his organs failing, that the family realized exactly what was happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater Iain was given a bundle of letters that had been carefully saved and tucked away in a drawer—the letters he had written to Michael regularly from the autumn of 2007, when he went to university. \u003ci\u003eDear Michael, Love Dad\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of these letters coupled with extracts from Michael's daily diaries from The Priory and behind-the-scenes commentary, exploring the story of a son's descent, a father's ignorance and stupidity and a once joyous family almost torn apart by tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octopus Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098183713008,"sku":"2940169848007","price":26.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169848007_p0.jpg?v=1763695861","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169848007","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}