{"product_id":"9781847474001","title":"Hole In My Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was born with a hole in his soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hole that rendered him vulnerable and weak. A hole that made him constantly search for the unattainable. A search that would prove deadly and leave him, early in his life, emotionally, financially and physically crippled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith better understanding, an earlier diagnosis and different treatment perhaps his and many other souls could have been saved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHole in my Soul is a collection of short poetic stories that tell of the devastating effects and consequences of his illness. It asks questions of society and its leaders, so corrupted by large corporations, that it treats disease, conflict and poverty with such ignorance and disdain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHole in my Soul is a rallying call that exposes the ills of modern society and encourages readers to rise up and pressurise for a change in priorities that will better serve the global community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Russell was born in 1959 in South London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe youngest of four children in a middle class family he was privately educated and until his illness overwhelmed him in his early thirties he had a highly paid and rewarding career as managing director of several well known brands, a wonderful home and a loving and supportive family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInexplicably and piece by piece over an agonising and frightening 15 year period this all evaporated. In the latter stages the pace quickened with periods of mania, madness and hospitalisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has now turned to writing in an effort to rebuild his own life and to draw attention to the issues of mental illness. In particular to improve public understanding, to encourage early diagnosis and to increase funding into research so as to identify more successful treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon would welcome any comments on his work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chipmunkapublishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039318819056,"sku":"9781847474001","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847474001_p0.jpg?v=1763747527","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847474001","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}