Early sobrieties : a novel
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Published
New York : Astra House, [2024].
Format
Book
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257 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"Don't worry about what Dennis Monk did when he was drinking. He's sober now, ready to rejoin the world of leases and paychecks, reciprocal friendships and healthy romances - if only the world would agree to take him back. When his working-stiff parents kick him out of their suburban home, mere months into his frangible sobriety, the 26-year-old spends his first dry summer couch surfing through South Philadelphia, struggling to find a place for himself in the throng of adulthood. Monk's haphazard pilgrimage leads him through a city in flux: growing, gentrifying, haunted by its history and its unrealized potential. Everyone he knew from college seems to be doing better than him -- and most of them aren't even doing that well. His run-ins with former classmates, estranged drinking buddies, and prospective lovers challenge his version of events past and present, revealing that recovery is not the happy ending he'd expected, only a fraught next chapter. Like a sober, millennial Jesus' Son, Michael Deagler's debut novel is the poignant confession of a recovering addict adrift in the fragmenting landscape of America's middle class. Shot through with humor, hubris, and hard-earned insight, Early Sobrieties charts the limbos that exist between our better and worst selves, offering a portrait of a stifled generation collectively slouching towards grace." -- Jacket flap
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Deagler, M. (2024). Early sobrieties: a novel (First edition.). Astra House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Deagler, Michael. 2024. Early Sobrieties: A Novel. Astra House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Deagler, Michael. Early Sobrieties: A Novel Astra House, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Deagler, Michael. Early Sobrieties: A Novel First edition., Astra House, 2024.
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