The Black Pool: A Memoir of Forgetting by Tim MacGabhann - Non Fiction - Hardback

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Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781399728232. Publisher: Sceptre. Age Range: Adult (18+). Overview:. The Black Pool: A Memoir of Forgetting is Tim MacGabhann's raw and unflinching account of addiction and recovery, tracing an obsessive mind across three continents and multiple drugs, from a Kilkenny childhood through adulthood in Mexico City. Praised for its dark humour and searing honesty, this brand-new hardback memoir is a gripping, immersive read for anyone drawn to powerful true-life stories of struggle, survival, and the fragile hope of serenity found on the other side of rock bottom.. About the Book:. Tim MacGabhann built a career as a journalist reporting from across Latin America while quietly unravelling into addiction. The Black Pool is the memoir he never expected to write: a shattering, often darkly funny excavation of the years he spent chasing oblivion through drink and drugs, moving between Ireland, the UK, and Mexico City. Rather than a tidy redemption arc, this is a memoir shot through with holes, gaps, and shocking flashes of clarity, mirroring the way memory itself fractures under the weight of addiction. MacGabhann traces the roots of his illness back through failed relationships, reckless work, youthful mistakes, and childhood wounds, showing with compassion and brutal self-honesty all the wrong places an addict searches for transcendence. Critics have called it a vibrant, darkly humorous, and unflinchingly honest account that builds towards something resembling serenity by its close. It is a book about forgetting, and about the long, halting work of remembering enough to survive. For readers of literary addiction memoirs, this is a standout new voice: visceral, intelligent, and impossible to put down.. Brand-new hardback edition, perfect for gifting or your own collection. A raw, literary memoir of addiction and recovery across three continents. Praised by critics as darkly humorous, gripping, and unflinchingly honest. Written b