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Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery Hardcover – April 10, 2012

by Bill Clegg (Author)
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The goal is ninety. Just ninety clean and sober days to loosen the hold of the addiction that caused Bill Clegg to lose everything. With six weeks of his most recent rehab behind him he returns to New York and attends two or three meetings each day. It is in these refuges that he befriends essential allies including Polly, who struggles daily with her own cycle of recovery and relapse, and the seemingly unshakably sober Asa.

At first, the support is not enough: Clegg relapses with only three days left. Written with uncompromised immediacy, Ninety Days begins where Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man ends-and tells the wrenching story of Clegg's battle to reclaim his life. As any recovering addict knows, hitting rock bottom is just the beginning.
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    April 10, 2012
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    5.75 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0316122521
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    978-0316122528
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"Clegg follows his gut-wrenching Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man with an equally stark tale of the hard and ongoing work of recovering from addiction."―Vanessa Bush, Booklist

"Clegg's spare, nearly minimalist style complements the drama inherent in his material: it's addition through subtraction. . . .With understated craft, Clegg has written a harrowing story."―Publishers Weekly

"Standing out among the many similar works on addiction and recovery, Clegg's intellectual story of his never-ending struggle for sobriety and his heartfelt, passionate revelations will directly touch the hearts of readers. His personal perspective also nicely supplements the many helpful guides to addiction recovery from professional therapists that target the friends and family members of addicts."―Library Journal

"This sequel is about [Clegg's] recovery - the circular pattern of stupefyingly tedious rehab and harrowing relapse. And yet it's suspenseful: We come to care about Clegg, whose voice is engaging and who never gets mired in self-pity."―National Post

"[Clegg] tells the story in plain, innocence-drenched sentences that bring to mind the wonderful Edmund White, as if to adorn the events would be dishonest. It is a bedtime story for adults, filled with first names only-Jack and Polly, Jane and Jean, Asa and Madge, Luke and Annie. A soothing and intimate book, and we hope Clegg has found peace at last."―The Daily Beast

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Bill Clegg is a literary agent in New York. He is the author of Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man and Ninety Days.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition (April 10, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316122521
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316122528
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
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Bill Clegg is a literary agent in New York and the author of the bestselling memoirs Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man and Ninety Days. He has written for the New York Times, Lapham’s Quarterly, New York magazine, The Guardian, and Harper’s Bazaar.

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Ben Mattlin
5.0 out of 5 stars Breezy, quick, yet moving. A very pleasant read!
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2012
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Thoroughly enjoying this book, which you might not expect from a memoir of addiction & recovery. Not at all maudlin, mawkish or sentimental. It's a ride, a fast-paced journey through the high life and low life, deftly portraying a particularly New York milieu of striving, posturing, needing to impress while feeling deeply insecure amid random chaos and, well, addicting energy. Clegg is a skilled tour guide. He writes with more confidence this second time out, none of the somewhat discordant, inexplicable flashbacks of  Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man: A Memoir  (which I liked, too, nevertheless). You don't have to be gay or alcoholic or otherwise addicted/in rehab etc. to get something worthwhile and surprisingly effervescent out of these pages. This is a book one does not bear through but gobbles up and looks forward to diving back in for another helping. I definitely recommend it.
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David Seder
5.0 out of 5 stars Gave Me Hope
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2012
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As a family member of someone struggling with addiction, I have been at a loss to understand why they cannot "just say no." This book provides insight into that very point. The author describes with great clarity how quickly a craving can turn into an absolute obsession, from which, at that moment, there is no turning back, and no saying "no." His recounting of his relapses and emphasis on the importance of honesty in recovery is driven home, especially in the epilogue. The fact that he and others are able to work up the courage to try again gives me hope that my loved one will one day be able to do the same.
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wisconsinmark
4.0 out of 5 stars If you are new to recovery be careful
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2012
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I like this well written book. It might be better suited for those who are helping or watching someone go through recovery. The details and the descriptions of his several relapses are too vivid and real for me and may risk triggering relapse on the readers who are trying to achieve sobriety. If you can handle that, it is worth your time.
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Marian
5.0 out of 5 stars Moving and real
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2019
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After the excellent Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man, Ninety Days keeps telling us about the difficult journey of the author, who writes his own story with a deep sense of truth and humility and manages to give hope on addiction. Very well-written, a must-read on that subject.
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Barry Peele
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2021
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I have Read both books twice now. The story is well told and a fascinating insight into the life addiction. Highly recommend
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victoria tatum
3.0 out of 5 stars Portrait of an Addict's REcovery
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2012
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I too thought the Portrait of an Addict was the better book of the two. But I was as caught up in Ninety Days as I was in the first book. I read each of them in a day, and felt several times that the story for the reader was like crack to the addict; I didn't want to stop reading. I did feel there was a lot of self-pity, but understood others' observations about it to be ones the author had taken to heart. My only real criticism is of the last page, when the book switched from memoir to self-help. Not only did this yank me out of the story but seemed unnecessary. I'm not an addict, but the message of recovery was clear from the story and, it seemed to me, did not need to be reiterated as advice. Three stars for Ninety Days and FOUR for Portrait of an Addict, including the title.
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Darren Teruel
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping!
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2020
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As I got closer to the end of this book, I read less of it-- b/c I didn't want it to end. So good. Life-changing, even.
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Felicity
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2013
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You become addicted to it, as much as the writer was about his drug of choice. I highly recommend it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars 2 books, 1 night.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2022
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Heartbreaking, terrible, exciting, exhilarating poignant, sensational - just a few words to describe how I experienced these books. I've just started and finished both this book and the predecessor (portrait of an addict as a young man) in less than 24 hours. There has never been a time in my life I've read 2 books back to back in such a short span of time.. I usually lack concentraion and focus, have a hundred and one other things to do, or would rather get drunk and high.

I had tears towards the end of this second book (and I'm not someone that easily cries) and not only had it been an amazing ride listening to Bill's story from that first description of his early crack pipes, but it has motivated me, given me hope, and inspired me to go back to the meetings I previously attempted but gave up on.
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Cleto
5.0 out of 5 stars Cuidado que engancha!
Reviewed in Spain on January 28, 2020
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Había leído portrait os an addict as a young man y me enganchó tanto como este. Me encanta como cuenta sus adicciones, sufrimientos, miedos. Toda la historia que hay detrás. Me gusta su lenguaje: directo, sin florituras. Me ayudó a entender un poco a la gente que sufre adicciones.
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annette park
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book on addictions
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2014
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Great book I love his writing an exceptional author takes you to places you never thought you could go... A deep understanding of addiction and mental health as well as humanity
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Olivier Avellana
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Most Beautiful books I have read
Reviewed in France on July 2, 2013
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I loved this book. It is a wonderful story about one man's recovery from drugs and rebirth. Not only it is beautifully written, it is also a very sensitive vision of existence.
I would recommend it to everyone
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Chrissy Frost
4.0 out of 5 stars They made him go to rehab...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2015
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Having just read 'Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man', I had to read Bill Clegg's follow-up memoir. 'Ninety Days' tells the story of the author's journey back to sobriety after a history of substance abuse culminating in a massive drug and drink binge that nearly claimed his life. Clearly, staying on the wagon is no walk in the park - and Clegg's journey to recovery was studded with relapses. Along the way he encountered a cast of fellow addicts who played various roles in his drama: some enticed him to stray from the path, others supported him through his darkest hours, and some teetered on oblivion, inspiring Clegg to act as a mentor to them. At the end of the day, I think Clegg is eternally thankful that 'they tried to make me go to rehab' - and is convinced that the path to recovery is best travelled with the help of counsellors and fellow addicts who share an understanding of the illness.
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