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Author
Language
English
Description
Hildy Good lives in a small town on Boston's North Shore. She is a successful real-estate broker, good neighbor, mother and grandmother. She's also a raging alcoholic. She has also fooled herself into thinking that moderation is the key to her drinking problem. As if battling her demons wasn't enough to keep her busy, Hildy soon finds herself embroiled in the underbelly of her New England town, a craggy little place that harbors secrets.
2) The outrun
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Description
When Amy Liptrot returns to Orkney after more than a decade away, she is drawn back to the Outrun on the sheep farm where she grew up. Approaching the land that was once home, memories of her childhood merge with the recent events that have set her on this journey. Amy was shaped by the cycle of the seasons, birth and death on the farm, and her father's mental illness, which were as much a part of her childhood as the wild, carefree existence on Orkney....
Author
Publisher
Page Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
142 pages ; 23 cn
Language
English
Description
This memoir is a compelling story about a woman who picks up alcohol after twenty-six years of sobriety. And returns to a mental institution to begin her journey back into the beginnings of recovery. The story is a hard look at what goes on internally and externally inside of Dianne as she gives it her all to survive the battle for her life. The fast-paced read is relentless and unforgiving at times, yet it brings you the fragility of the human spirit....
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Language
English
Description
"For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was "the gasoline of all adventure." Drinking felt like freedom, part of her birthright as a strong, enlightened twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price. She often blacked out, waking up with a blank space where four hours should be. Mornings became detective work on her own life: What did I say last night? Who was that guy? Where am I? Blackout is a memoir of unblinking honest and poignant, laugh-out-loud humor....
Author
Language
English
Description
"Sonya used to perform on stage. She used to attend glamorous parties, date handsome men, ride in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights Sonya lived for dimmed for good. And then, in their absence, came darkness--blackouts, empty cupboards, hazy nights she can't remember. Haunted by her failed career and unresolved childhood trauma, Sonya has fallen deep into an alcoholic abyss. What keeps Sonya from losing herself completely is...
6) The favor
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A gripping debut domestic suspense novel, Nora Murphy's thrilling The Favor explores with compassion and depth what can happen when women pushed to the limit take matters into their own hands. Staying is dangerous. Leaving could be worse. Leah and McKenna have never met, though they have parallel lives. They don't-ever-find themselves in the same train carriage or meet accidentally at the gym or the coffee shop. They don't-ever-discuss their problems...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
x, 163 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Existing portrayals of women who drink typically fall into two categories: disturbing stories of women hitting "rock bottom," resulting in ruined careers, families, and futures, or amusing stories of fun and harmless "girls' nights out," with women drinking and overindulging as a temporary escape from a never-ending list of work and family demands. Drawing on original research and extensive interviews with a diverse group of women, author Susan Stewart...
Author
Series
Publisher
Central Recovery Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xii, 233 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An unflinching and hilarious memoir about recovery as a mother of young kids, Bottled explains the perils moms face with drinking and chronicles the author's path to recovery, from hitting bottom to the months of early sobriet--a blur of pain and chaos--to her now (in)frequent moments of peace. Punctuated by potent, laugh-out-loud sarcasm, Bottled offers practical suggestions on how to be a sober, present-in-the-moment mom, one day at a time, and...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's war on heavy industry has put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie's mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for his artistic brother and practical sister. She dreams of...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2013.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
244 pages, [8] pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, photos ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the cultural factors contributing to a rise in alcoholism among today's women and compares today's practices to those of earlier generations while noting the current ineffectiveness of AA and other mainstream treatments.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Drinking is everywhere in our culture-whether it's wine-o-clock or impromptini, alcohol often is a fundamental part of socializing and destressing. And it can seem black or white: you drink or you don't. If you fall into the latter camp, people automatically assume one of a few things: you're pregnant, you're taking antibiotics, or you're in recovery. There's not a lot of grey area. But a lot of women aren't given the tools to really take a step...
Author
Publisher
Trilogy Christian Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Tricia discovers a supposedly cursed bottle of rum hidden in her basement, and everything starts going wrong. As she starts down a path of self-destruction and alcohol abuse, two of her friends, Nick and Leaf, share the gospel with her." -- amazon.com
14) Nine days
Author
Publisher
Atmosphere Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
iii, 232 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Out of town for a company conference, Sara gets a call that her mother is in the hospital. As her reluctant Health Care Proxy, Sara relates, with humor and alcohol, how she and her siblings, each with plenty of baggage, maneuver the murky waters of dealing with an aging parent." -- cover, page 4
Author
Publisher
HarperWave
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the rise in alcohol consumption and abuse among women in recent years. Drink covers health risks, marketing, current trends and sociological underpinnings of this new epidemic. The author beautifully weaves reportage with her personal recovery story into a compelling and informative narrative addressing one of the most pressing issues for women today"--Provided by publisher.
18) Paradise
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Hannah Luckraft finds an escape from her sales job, her strained relations with her younger brother, and her lonely and difficult life in her growing relationship with alcoholic Robert, as she looks to find happiness in an ultimate altered state.
Author
Series
Carrion City volume 1
Publisher
Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
390 pages : color illustration ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Julie is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-year-old whose only retirement plan is dying early. She's been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene, and she'll work the most gruesome gigs, exorcize the nastiest demons, and make deals with the cruelest gods to claw her way to the top. But nothing can prepare her for the toughest job yet: when her best friend, Sarah, shows up at her door in need of help. Keeping Sarah safe becomes top priority....
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For years Glennon Doyle Melton built a wall between herself and others, hiding inside a bunker of secrets and shame. But one day everything changed: Glennon woke up to life, committing herself to living out loud and giving language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences. She became a sensation when her personal essays started going viral. Her ... observations have been read by millions, shared among friends, discussed at water coolers, and...
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