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Tom had always drunk. Initially it was to escape the drudge of school and the distress of his rapidly disintegrating family, but as his career in journalism took off, so his alcohol consumption turned into a full-blown obsession. Having first run amok in London, it was landing the seemingly plum job of nightlife columnist at the "New York Post" that saw his life spiral completely out of control. Tom treated Manhattan as his Martini, until one day - hungover and alone - he realised he was totally out of his depth and, what's more, he didn't even care. "What Did I Do Last Night?" is the sad, funny and brutally honest tale of his descent into uncontrollable excess.
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Tom is a freelance writer for magazine's such as Men's Health, Best Life and GQ. He trained as journalist at the Daily Telegraph and the Evening Standard and then moved to New York, where he became the bar columnist at the New York Post. He is currently based in the West of Ireland but visits his native UK regularly.
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"A thrilling ride through the drug- and alcohol-soaked nightlife of London and New York." -Toby Young, author of "How to Lose Friends an Alienate People""" "This memoir, subtitled, "A Drunkard's Tale," is actually more than that - the author Tom Sykes abused himself with huge quantities of cannabis and cocaine, as well as ecstasy, magic mushrooms and LSD. It's the story of a young man seeking, and finding, oblivion. It reads fast, like a headlong tumble; I kept thinking of someone falling down an enless flight of stairs...I really liked this book. I liked the drinking scenes, and I liked the snowballing sense of shame and horror. But I think the best thing of all is the way it shows how addiction can be the result of hiding from emotions; Sykes grew up feeling unable to admit he was unhappy - to his father, and then, I suspect, to himself. Oblivion beckoned. He tells it well." -William Leith, author of "The Hungry Years," in the "London Evening Standard""" "Tom Sykes was your
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- PublisherEbury Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0091916542
- ISBN 13 9780091916541
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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