The Drunken Boat

By Patrick Hawkes

The bridge was calling. It would be a short walk, a climb, and then... the ultimate silence.

George is drifting. Homeless, starving, and deep in the throes of a days-long drug binge, he finds himself on a rain-slicked bench on the Albert Embankment, staring at the Thames. He has burned every bridge, alienated every friend, and lost the person he used to be.

With nothing left to lose, he sends a final, desperate text to a number from a past life: Tom.

Tom is everything George is not-stable, clean, living in a pristine white flat in the Barbican. But when Tom answers, he offers more than just money or a hot shower. Over the course of a single, transformative day, he drags George away from the edge of the abyss. From the quiet sanctuary of a high-rise flat to the stark reality of a hospital waiting room, Tom forces George to confront the brutal reality of addiction and find the quiet courage required to simply stay alive.

Visceral, heartfelt, and deeply human, The Drunken Boat is a novella about the fragility of life, the power of unexpected kindness, and the terrifying weight of a second chance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G2X1ZZHZ
• ISBN13: 9798275072723
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"