It's exactly one year since our lives were turned upside down by Covid, and what a year it has been.
Something that got me through the tough days was knowing that I had a secret. A project. Something to focus on and something to look forward too.
It was back in May 2020 that an email landed in my inbox from the wonderful Gill Books asking had I ever thought about writing a book about giving up alcohol. Well, funny you should mention that...
I hug out the 10,000 words I had archived on my laptop from the year before, and so it began.
I was back to rising with the sun over the summer months, going for a swim, writing for an hour, then diving into my work day. It felt busy but productive, and a welcome escape from the onslaught of daily news updates.
And now here we are. I have the book in my hands and a few people are out there reading advance copies.
It's both scary and exciting.
The book details my drinking career, how I got sober curious, and how giving up changed my mind, body, friendships, socialising, parenting and every other aspect of life - for the better. There are lots of embarrassing drunken stories and (hopefully) some inspiration for anyone thinking of giving it a break.
The Accidental Soberista is out on 2nd April (Good Friday!), and if you pre-order you will have your copy in time for the Easter weekend. Yay!
You can pre-order from
Dubray: http://bit.ly/
Eason: http://bit.ly/
Outside of Ireland - Book Depository: http://bit.ly/
A note about pre-orders:
Pre-orders make a huge difference to the whole book industry - from publishing houses to distributors to bookshops to authors. It helps with planning, promotion, ordering and best-seller lists (as all pre-orders go in to the books first week of sales).
It's also an absolute joy to get a book through your mailbox when you had forgotten you ordered it!
So if you can, please do. Thank you!
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