In A Drinking Life, Hamill explains how alcohol slowly became a part of his life, and how he ultimately left it behind. Along the way, he summons the mood of an America that is gone forever, with the bittersweet fondness of a lifelong New Yorker. The New York Times aptly describes A Drinking Life as 'a vivid report of a journey to the edge of self-destruction'. In his novel, Pete Hamill, the son of Irish immigrants, takes us on an expert tour of his startling and intriguing life. He grew up in Brooklyn and was raised by a loving and caring mother. His father, Bill Hamill, was a drunk who sometimes took his young son along with him to.
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A Drinking Life: A Memoir By Pete Hamill
A Drinking Life Review
This bestselling memoir from a seasoned New York City reporter is 'a vivid report of a journey to the edge of self-destruction' (New York Times).
As a child during the Depression and World War II, Pete Hamill learned early that drinking was an essential part of being a man, inseparable from the rituals of celebration, mourning, friendship, romance, and religion. Only later did he discover its ability to destroy any writer's most valuable tools: clarity, consciousness, memory.
In A Drinking Life, Hamill explains how alcohol slowly became a part of his life, and how he ultimately left it behind. Along the way, he summons the mood of an America that is gone forever, with the bittersweet fondness of a lifelong New Yorker.
'Magnificent. A Drinking Life is about growing up and growing old, working and trying to work, within the culture of drink.' —Boston Globe
As a child during the Depression and World War II, Pete Hamill learned early that drinking was an essential part of being a man, inseparable from the rituals of celebration, mourning, friendship, romance, and religion. Only later did he discover its ability to destroy any writer's most valuable tools: clarity, consciousness, memory.
In A Drinking Life, Hamill explains how alcohol slowly became a part of his life, and how he ultimately left it behind. Along the way, he summons the mood of an America that is gone forever, with the bittersweet fondness of a lifelong New Yorker.
'Magnificent. A Drinking Life is about growing up and growing old, working and trying to work, within the culture of drink.' —Boston Globe