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Wasted: A Story of Alcohol, Grief and a Death in Brisbane | Elspeth Muir
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In 2009 Elspeth Muir's youngest brother, Alexander, finished his last university exam and went out with some mates on the town. Later that night he wandered to the Story Bridge. He put his phone, wallet, T-shirt and thongs on the walkway, (…more)
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The Story Bridge is a well known Brisbane suicide spot. After his exams, and only weeks prior to his 21st birthday, Elspeth Muir's brother left his shirt, shoes wallet and phone in a pile and jumped. His blood alcohol level was 5 times the legal driving limit. In this moving combination of memoir and journalism, Muir explores the Australian drinking culture. #underthebridge #lyricalapril #stellas

Cinfhen Sounds gripping! Just got major goosebumps (edited) 8y
Michelle_mck I want to get to this one.. 8y
Sue @Cinfhen It's a really important topic, the drinking culture is such an ingrained part of the culture it's not something that's even thought about as being an issue. Unless you're an Aboriginal of course, in which case your drinking is 'a problem', policed and legislated in some areas. @michelle_mck It's definitely worth picking up. I'm insisting that my 14 year old daughter read it. 8y
Joanne1 Saw this on the Stella longlist (did it make the short list?) and thought "I must read that". 8y
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