It was love at first taste for fifteen-year-old Tadhg Hickey when he drank a can of Scrumpy Jack on the night of his exam results. Straight away it provided a cure for that constant feeling of ''something wrong, something not quite right'', a way of numbing anxiety and childhood trauma.

He realised he was extraordinarily good at drinking and energetically threw himself into a life of pubs, parties and staying pissed, while also managing to become a comedian. But alcohol had the last laugh ... A Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man shows us the often-hilarious lengths of self-deception an alcoholic will go to, the horrific consequences of addiction and the redemptive process of recovering from this deadly but ultimately treatable illness, and remaining sober.

A deeply touching memoir and with a side of self-help, Tadhg''s easy-going writing style belies his serious message - that each of us has the power to change our lives.


Format Häftad Omfång 272 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Bonnier Books Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2024-08-22 ISBN 9781804183434