
Genres: NonfictionBiography
The author reveals how, shortly after giving birth to a child she adored, she drank herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled mother, reaching the brink of suicide before a spiritual awakening led her to sobriety.
Language
en
Published on
01/01/2009
Pages
386
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780060596989
Who is this book for? Readers interested in personal memoirs, stories of recovery, and women's experiences.
Topics FamilyAlcoholismMental Health
MoodReflective, Melancholic
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMinor Subplot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
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