Jolly Lad by John Doran

Jolly Lad by John Doran

A memoir about the recovery from alcoholism, habitual drug use and mental illness, from broadcaster, and co-founder and editor of The Quietus website, John Doran.

Jolly Lad is a memoir about the recovery from alcoholism, habitual drug use and mental illness. It is also about the healing power of music, how memory defines us, the redemption offered by fatherhood and what it means to be working class.

"This is nota 'my drink and drug hell' kind of book for several reasons-the main one being that I had, for the most part, had a really good time drinking. True, a handful of pretty appalling things have happened to me and some people that I know or used to know over the years. But I have, for the most part, left them out of this book as they are not illuminating, not edifying and in some cases concern other people who aren't here to consent to their appearance. Instead this book concentrates on what you face after the drink and the drugs have gone."

Jolly Lad isabout gentrification; being diagnosed bipolar; attending Alcoholics Anonymous; living in a block of flats on a housing estate in London; the psychological damage done by psychedelic drugs; depression; DJing; factory work; friendship; growing old; hallucinations; street violence and obsessive behaviour-especially regarding music and art.

John Doran is Lecturer in Medieval History at University of Chester, UK. Damian J. Smith is Associate Professor in the Department of History at St Louis University, USA.

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ISBN 13	9781907222337
ISBN 10	1907222332
Title	Jolly Lad
Author	John Doran
Series	Jolly Lad
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Strange Attractor Press
Year published	2015-06-01
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.