There have been very few coherent life stories of drug users. This book is an exception; perhaps it an authentic history of the modern English drug scene.
A true story of how a man’s fantasies and dreams become reality – sometimes with terrible consequences, but ultimately resulting in something hopeful and good. Imagine ‘Just William meets Junky’ - it’s a very funny, human and sexy ride.
Each of the locations for the story is, by coincidence or grand design, completely cinematographic and beautiful. A counterpoint for 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"
‘Joe South gives no excuses. This is an honest and moving story about someone who had the courage to turn his life around.’Andrea Machain. Paraguay Correspondent. BBC, The
Economist, El País de Madrid, Proceso de México.
!0% of Joe South’s royalties will go to help the poor in Latin America.
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About the Author
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.
