{"product_id":"9781250860149","title":"Spellbound : My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith - Phil Hanley","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Phil Hanley was in year one at school, he realised something that would forever set him apart from his peers: he couldn't read. His teachers were ill-equipped to assist him, and he slipped through the school's cracks, year by year falling further and further behind his friends. Finally, he was diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disability that would shape the rest of his life.   Unable to pursue college or a traditional job, Phil was thrust into a life defined by unconventional twists, including a stint as a runway model in Europe. Eventually, he found himself on a stage with a microphone, a spotlight, and five minutes of jokes. Unlike so many previous pursuits, stand-up felt right to Phil, and he soon discovered that the more he worked at it, the more he got out of it - a realisation that, he compellingly argues, saved his life. Spellbound is a story of humour and also of struggle and heartbreak, of constantly living in a world that sees things differently than you do, and of triumph over adversity.   Phil shows us that dyslexia can be a huge challenge, but it doesn't spell certain condemnation (and neither can he). Just the opposite: dyslexia has been more than a blessing in his life - it's been his North Star.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phil Hanley","offers":[{"title":"304 pages, 8-pg. black-and-white photographic insert and printed endpapers \/ 20\/04\/2026 \/ Humour","offer_id":56967236649335,"sku":"9781250860149","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781250860149.jpg?v=1775134928","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781250860149","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}