A Tipsy Fairy Tale: A Coming of Age Memoir of Alcohol and Redemption - Couverture souple

Murphy, Peter E

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1476695369 ISBN 13 : 9781476695365

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2024

Synopsis

In the wake of his mother's passing, Peter Murphy's childhood plunged into chaos. Suffering from neglect, abuse, and a lack of stability, he endured a series of hardships. Murphy was kidnapped at gunpoint, broke half a dozen ribs in a freak accident, and found himself indebted to the Mafia. While as a young teen he turned to painkillers and alcohol to cope, he also developed an unexpected affinity for poetry that eventually transformed his life.

This memoir follows Murphy's journey as he deciphers the grief, shame and loss that permeated his childhood. Still a young man, he left the violence of New York for the bloodstained streets of Northern Ireland during the height of The Troubles. As he unraveled the mystery surrounding his mother's death, he reached his lowest point living in a Welsh commune, with little hope of escaping the throes of substance abuse. Written with poetic insight, Murphy's story is one of redemption, recovery, and finding faith in hardship.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter E. Murphy is the author of eleven previous books and chapbooks of prose and poetry. He is the founder of Murphy Writing of Stockton University in Atlantic City where he runs workshops for writers and teachers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1476695369
• ISBN 13: 9781476695365
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: TopLight; info@toplgiht.it; ; Via G.Pesce 2/4/6; Paderno Dugnano; MI; 20037; Italie