Falling out of Heaven (Paperback)

Hauntingly told and emotionally charged, this is an immense story of consuming addiction and the betrayal of trust. Gabriel O'Rourke seemingly has everything: a loving wife, an adoring young son, a worthwhile job. He is rooted in a community, is part of a family, has a home. Yet, gradually, his world slowly pulls apart, until Gabriel finds himself homeless and destitute, living out of rubbish skips on the street. In a psychotic haze he is admitted into a secure unit, his body addled by alcohol, his mind broken. Here, by confronting the blighting reality of his own alcoholism, Gabriel is forced finally to unearth the muddled spectre of the past: the black betrayals by those around him, his traumatic relationship with his father, and the true darkness of some obsessions. Learning to navigate a landscape pockmarked with trauma to undergo a journey of painstaking absolution and halting reconstruction, Gabriel understands that only by untangling the mistakes of the past can he hope to reclaim his future.

General

Imprint:	Fourth Estate
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2010
Authors:	John Lynch
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-734870-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-00-734870-3
Barcode:	9780007348701

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