Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery

Zachary Lazar

Little, Brown, Apr 10, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 208 pages

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.

What people are saying

Review: Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery

User Review  - Georgette - Goodreads

I did this backwards- I read this before his first book. Bare bones, raw, gritty, and unabashedly honest, Bill Clegg doesn't sugarcoat anything. No denials about the fact that he relapses multiple ...

Review: Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery

User Review  - Amanda Woods - Goodreads

A very honest memoir of Bill's recovery. He shared the good, the bad and the ugly. So much encouragement comes from this memoir. It was definitely worth reading.

About the author

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

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery
• Author: Zachary Lazar
• Publisher: Little, Brown, 2012
• ISBN: 0316122521, 9780316122528
• Length: 208 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; Self-Help / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General