{"product_id":"can-i-have-my-ball-back","title":"Can I Have My Ball Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Very funny, moving and heartwarming'' BOB MORTIMER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A bollockbuster!'' ADAM BUXTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf we are cowardly, we are told to grow some\u003cbr\u003eIf we''re brave, we''re said to have huge ones\u003cbr\u003eIf it''s cold, they are liable to fall off - even if you''re a brass monkey\u003cbr\u003eIf we''re in trouble, someone will threaten to break them\u003cbr\u003eIf we have to work hard, we might very well bust them\u003cbr\u003eIf we''re in somebody''s thrall, then they''ve got us by them\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout fifteen years ago, stand-up comedian and writer Richard Herring first took part in a campaign to encourage men to have a little (non-sexual) feel of their balls every now and again. But it was embarrassing and weird, and if there was something wrong, he didn''t want to know about it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnyway, that kind of stuff only happens to other people, doesn''t it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the start of 2021 Richard was diagnosed with testicular cancer. For a man whose output includes a stand-up tour titled \u003ci\u003eTalking Cock\u003c\/i\u003e and who regularly interrogates our attitudes towards masculinity, it was a diagnosis that came with additional layers of complexity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTelling Rich''s personal story alongside an exploration of what defines masculinity and ''maleness'' in society, \u003ci\u003eCan I Have My Ball Back?\u003c\/i\u003e is not your typical cancer memoir. Whether they''re nuts, bollocks, gonads or family jewels; from the phrase ''grow some balls'' to infamous WWII songs about Hitler; Rich unpicks the tangle of emotions around his own testing times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312790544766,"sku":"NW9780751585742","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780751585742.jpg?v=1781085883","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/can-i-have-my-ball-back","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}