You Can Go Home Again

About the Book

Alone in the tomb of a hotel room, an empty crack pipe his only company – a flickering image of his great grandmother is part of a prayer that allows the author to escape. Ten months later, six months after his final fall, he lands in the Ireland she left behind and the tale of redemption and deliverance comes pouring out his psyche. Along with the joy and wonder of everyday life in the land of his forefamily we find contemporary politics and sociology, family history, Irish, Church, Alcoholics Anonymous and American history, a dip into Eastern spirituality, but mostly we find a modern story of a soul. We find a prodigal being led back to the ideals with which he was raised via the beatifically effective 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. We also find a ‘how to’ of taking those open-minded, all-inviting steps to a world being ripped asunder by blind greed and decadence on the left, and religious fanaticism on the right. Take the wild ride this book is. Forgive the incongruity and enjoy the fun. It’s only a book, but it’s one

About the Author

Jim McGowan lives, and was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His op-eds, essays, stories and poetry have appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Irish Edition, the Northeast Corridor and various poetry journals. He currently works in his brother’s printing company, but is studying to become a certified addiction counselor. He is also working on a couple of new books.