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Kicking the Black Mamba: Life, Alcohol and Death by Robert Anthony Welch (Paperback, 2012)
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`If I die,' Egan Welch wrote in a note to his father, `it is not alcohol that killed me. It's something else.' Kicking the Black Mamba is an unforgettable many-layered story of the death of a son. It is a vivid, haunting personal tragedy, but Welch explores its roots in generations of Irish lives scarred by shame and disgrace, and reflects on the lawless energies that may be unleashed now that the constraining institutions and rituals of church and magic have lost their hold on people's minds. It is a frightening confession of a man who fears his own complicity in his son's alcohol addiction. But it is also a love story, the story of `a boy's love for his father, and a father's helpless love for his son.'Product Identifiers
PublisherDarton,Longman & Todd LTD
ISBN-139780232528954
eBay Product ID (ePID)111747025
Product Key Features
Book TitleKicking the Black Mamba: Life, Alcohol and Death
AuthorRobert Anthony Welch
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicMemorials, Christianity, Healthcare System
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width135mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRobert Anthony Welch
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 04 Apr, 2019
Wonderful book from the heart
This book was written by the father of a friend of mine and it is a powerful story of a family which carried a long and heavy difficult journey with a dear loved one. As it claims it is not merely the story of someone that was lost (and that they were, I imagine, a very big loss to the world) but it is also the journey that the family went on before that and a story of love. This is an amazing family that loved despite great pressure and pain. Trying to understand the depths of their son's pain, amongst his many gifts to the world. It is not an easy book to read however but it is one that will stay with I think it is a story about a family as much as any battles with alcohol. They are authentic. The writer has written many books on an academic level but this one is deeply from the heart. A family on a journey with great heart indeed. I do believe that it is also a story of hope. If you are considering reading this book I think it's one that you might want to buy and keep hold of I certainly do.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Sep, 2016
An excellent book
A poignant account of the powerlessness of a much loved son caught up with addiction. Highly recommendedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
