Through a Glass Brightly: The Fall and Rise of an Alcoholic

Author Nick Charles had a drink with his father in a pub when he was seventeen. It changed his life. He became an alcoholic, drinking so heavily that he lost his job, his wife and family, and then his home. Even when he found himself living on the streets he didn't mind, as long as he could scrape together enough money for some cheap alcohol - whether it was aftershave, hairspray or meth. Heart-rending, shocking, violent yet inspirational, this is an extraordinary story of a man's battle with alcohol, and brings compassion and insight to an often misundetstood disease.