'I turn 65 on Christmas Day 2009. If I survive, I'll be 40 years sober. This means that I have had 40 more years on this planet than I otherwise would have had if I hadn't stopped drinking alcohol.' From his first drink at the age of fourteen Ross Fitzgerald has struggled with alcoholism. His story is one of despair, courage and hope - and living to see another day. He writes about growing up in Melbourne, drinking his way through university in Australia and the US, being incarcerated and subjected to electric shock therapy and reaching rock bottom before being saved by Alcoholics Anonymous. One of Australia's most widely-published historians, his story is truly inspiring. Insightful and brutally honest, ""My Name is Ross"" is his account of life as an alcoholic and his battle to get sober and stay sober.
- ISBN10 1742232515
- ISBN13 9781742232515
- Publish Date 1 March 2010 (first published 1 February 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint University of New South Wales
- Format eBook
- Pages 237
- Language English