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Threequarters of the novel are devoted to the first 14 years of hamills life. In a drinking life, hamill recounts the story of his life, with a particular emphasis on his childhood in brooklyn. In a captivating narrative, hamill reflects on his early. The national best seller a drinking life is a poignant memoir of a boy growing up in brooklyn during the depression and world war ii.
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