“Some of you probably know Joe South and I know gossip is dangerous... but read this book and talk about it! It should come with a warning - ‘highly addictive; I couldn’t put it down’. I laughed and cringed and cried and laughed some more. An extraordinary tale of temptation, desire, adventure, death, bravery and, of course, love. This book has cinematic quality, being set in picturesque Oxford, 1960s London, Wales, Columbia and Paraguay where finally South finds his one true love. This would make a truly sexy, comic, entertaining and bizarre film.”

 

Melissa Gordon - Addiction Today

 
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

 

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Joe South was born in Oxford in 1944. During his teenage years he became addicted to drugs and promiscuous sex. Later he spent 13 years as a registered heroin addict. Breaking free of his narcotic habit in 1981 he went on to establish Rhoserchan, an addictions rehabilitation centre in Aberystwyth.

 

He and Rhoserchan were the subject of ‘Nowhere Else to Go,’ a documentary film in BBC2’s ‘Your Life in Their Hands’ series. He has made numerous radio broadcasts, TV appearances and has written in various professional publications on the subject of recovery from addiction. He is the author of ‘Poppy Dream - the story of an English addict’ and lives in Asuncion, Paraguay, South America. Together with his partner Hilary they run a guesthouse in the city and support several projects addressing poverty.

 

 

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Joe in New York

 

 

 

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Each of the locations for the story is, by coincidence or grand design, completely cinematographic and beautiful; a counterpoint to the nature of the story.

 
Oxford. The golden dreaming spires of this magnificent city. The morning mists on Christchurch Meadow, The narrow, ancient streets with its super hip, eccentric inhabitants and the renowned hard men of Oxford town.

 
M3 Warneford Hospital. The famous double locked ward of this small lunatic asylum. Chintzy curtains, polished wooden floors, sunshine coming through the barred windows. Rattling key chains and starched uniforms. The cosy sitting room with its coal fire and psychotic residents. Narcosis therapy and lobotomies were some of the treatments of the day.

 
Aberystwyth. West Wales. The dramatic seascape and the glorious hills.

 
Havana, Cuba. Sun, salsa, colours, black friendly faces. “The factory for human beauty” Graham Greene

 
Asuncion, Paraguay. “The lost paradise at the heart of South America”

 

 

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