{"product_id":"corn-flakes-for-dinner","title":"Corn Flakes for Dinner","description":"\u003cp\u003eAidan Comerford was on top of the world. He stepped off stage having just been crowned the winner of \u003cem\u003eSo You Think You're Funny\u003c\/em\u003e at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2014, previous winners of which include Dylan Moran, Tommy Tiernan, David O'Doherty and Aisling Bea. This was it! His big break ...\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHe returned to Ireland elated, only to find out that while he was in Edinburgh his youngest daughter, who has autism, had gone missing near a lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor Aidan this was the moment he began to accept that personal dreams can never take precedence over family, a family who were struggling through tough challenges - redundancy, mortgage problems, a pyritic house, post-natal depression - and, in the midst of it all, both daughters were diagnosed with autism.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorn Flakes for Dinner\u003c\/em\u003e is about what happens when expectations don't meet reality and, dreams crushed, you carry on and discover that even the darkest of clouds can reveal a silver lining. A hilarious, poignant memoir about ordinary magic,\u003cem\u003e Corn Flakes for Dinner\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterclass in navigating life's toughest challenges and rediscovering the joy in every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e'Any parent of a child with autism should read this book. It gives some much-needed humour for the dark days. Far from being glib, it will be a lifeline for so many.' \u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‘Being a parent is challenging in all sorts of ways and things come at\u003cbr\u003eyou from all directions that you don’t expect. What Aidan has done is\u003cbr\u003eillustrate that with a lightness of touch.’ Roisin Ingle, \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‘I can’t recommend this book enough, an incredible read about expectations, reality and the silver lining of family life.’ PJ Gallagher\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‘Darkly funny, fantastically real.’ IMAGE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you do when you're made redundant, in mortgage arrears, your wife is suffering from post-natal depression and both your daughters are diagnosed with autism? You start a musical comedy career of course!\u003cem\u003e Corn Flakes for Dinner\u003c\/em\u003e is a hilarious and poignant memoir about rediscovering joy and hope when life doesn't go according to plan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gill Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55139541877123,"sku":"9780717179039","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/3664\/7811\/files\/3ecaa02cf87aa300d028df0dba0cb698.jpg?v=1741439452","url":"https:\/\/shop.gill.ie\/products\/corn-flakes-for-dinner","provider":"Gill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}