gerard-thomas quit drink, and in the slow quiet that followed, much came loose — institutions he’d trusted, old certainties, old beliefs, comforting addictions and an emerging sense of the path he was meant to follow. Unvaxxed Soul is the episodic memoir of what came next: driving the backroads of Galway and Mayo in an old Peugeot called Brigid, stopping at holy wells, ancient lakes, hospital corridors, and village pubs, slowly building faith within from resonances with the natural splendour and old spiritual ruins dotted around the West of Ireland
It’s a book about what a man reaches for when the ground gives way — land, prayer, a new friendship, a stranger’s kindness — and about learning, gently and imperfectly, to live from a quieter centre. A search for truth within as old truths of the world are laid bare.
Along the way it becomes something more than memoir: a small tribute to the beauty and people met along the way, including one family’s quiet fight for their son.
If you’ve ever tried to find your footing again after the ground shifted — or you’re in the middle of finding it now — this is a companion for the briary road.
Amazon Ireland: https://amzn.eu/d/09DDGkDZ
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G2MQT18F
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2MQT18F
I have a very limited number of physical copies available which can be purchased by cash:
a) Postal Address:
Gerry O’Neill, Carrowreagh, Milltown, Tuam, Co. Galway.
b) Arranging collection at the same address above by calling 085 1214347.
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