What if ultimate success came at the cost of your health? Would you be willing to make that sacrifice?
Jack Bates is good at two things: drinking and painting. He discovered his artistic talent after a night of heavy drinking, when a mysterious art buyer snapped up one of his paintings. Now, afraid of losing his only source of income, he can’t stop painting. Which means, of course, that he can’t stop drinking. Despite his failing health, he’s happy and successful. Until the art buyer disappears and the money stops coming in. When Jack finds out why, he’s not sure he can ever paint again. He turns to the only person he can think of, his father, a drug-addicted poet, and self-confessed ‘mad man’ whom he hasn’t seen for ten years.
A book of excess and extremes, and the art of finding a balance in a life that has spun completely out of control.
