The Black Pool: A Memoir of Forgetting
by Tim MacGabhann
ISBN: 9781399728232
Published: 2025-05-22
I've never read anything like The Black Pool. There are spiritual echoes of William S. Burroughs and Hunter S. Thompson, and of Sylvia Plath's jocose auto-fictional revelations of her efforts to die and to live, but these sentences are all Tim MacGabhann's own, and each one is a joyful thrill. I was floored by the power and beauty of this book' Donal Ryan, author of The Queen of Dirt Island 'Raw and powerful' Irish Times, Books to look out for in 2025 'A vibrant, darkly humorous writer' Irish Independent, Non-fiction highlights for 2025 'A gripping and personal story of addiction' Irish Examiner, 2025 Books to Read 'Unflinchingly honest, heart-wrenching and life-affirming' RTÉ, 10 books we're looking forward to reading in 2025 A raw and powerful memoir of addiction and recovery, across three continents and multiple drugs, from early childhood through adulthood. Following an obsessive mind trying (and failing) to find relief, The Black Pool is a gripping thrill-ride through violent,...
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