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The Liberty Tree: Drunk to Sober: A Memoir
Suzanne Harrington
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Description for The Liberty Tree: Drunk to Sober: A Memoir
Paperback. Touching and brutally honest, The Liberty Tree is like nothing you have read before. It raises questions many of us will find difficult to answer, but it is ultimately life affirming in its humour, warmth and candour. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Suzanne Harrington did adult things long before she'd grown up - met Leo, married, had babies. She also partied, was homeless for a while, and drank herself to oblivion most nights. Waking to the wreckage of yet another lost weekend, she stopped drinking, and Leo, her companion and enabler, became a stranger. They separated. Freed from her demons, Suzanne embraced the world. Leo chose escape, and took his life. When they had grieved, and buried their father, Suzanne sat down to write for her children the story of Leo, and her journey to sobriety. Moving, compelling, disturbing and yet ultimately ... Read more
Suzanne Harrington did adult things long before she'd grown up - met Leo, married, had babies. She also partied, was homeless for a while, and drank herself to oblivion most nights. Waking to the wreckage of yet another lost weekend, she stopped drinking, and Leo, her companion and enabler, became a stranger. They separated. Freed from her demons, Suzanne embraced the world. Leo chose escape, and took his life. When they had grieved, and buried their father, Suzanne sat down to write for her children the story of Leo, and her journey to sobriety. Moving, compelling, disturbing and yet ultimately ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857899439
SKU
V9780857899439
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About Suzanne Harrington
Suzanne Harrington has at various points been a journalist, TEFL teacher, a dole claimer, a backpacker, a youth worker, a painter, a wardrobe assistant, a washer-upper, a pen pusher, a house cleaner, a comic bagger, a market stall holder and a cake maker. She is a columnist for the Irish Examiner and also writes for the Irish Independent, Irish Times ... Read more
Reviews for The Liberty Tree: Drunk to Sober: A Memoir
Harrington's memoir is gripping and intense; achingly poignant and deeply, darkly funny.
Augusten Burroughs Harrington has a powerful story and is a gifted storyteller
John Sutherland
The Times
The book has all the hallmarks of a bestseller. It is original and unputdownable. I devoured it in almost one sitting. It is many stories; a searingly honest ... Read more
Augusten Burroughs Harrington has a powerful story and is a gifted storyteller
John Sutherland
The Times
The book has all the hallmarks of a bestseller. It is original and unputdownable. I devoured it in almost one sitting. It is many stories; a searingly honest ... Read more