Drunk Mom: A Memoir
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" An intense, complex and disturbing story, bravely and beautifully told. I read Drunk Mom with my jaw on the floor, which doesn't happen to me that often." --Lena Dunham Three years after giving up drinking, Jowita Bydlowska found herself throwing back a glass of champagne like it was ginger ale. It was a special occasion: a party celebrating the birth of her first child. It also marked Bydlowska's immediate, full-blown return to crippling alcoholism. In the gritty and sometimes grimly comic tradition of the bestselling memoirs Lit by Mary Karr and Smashed by Koren Zailckas, Drunk Mom is Bydlowska's account of the ways substance abuse took control of her life--the binges and blackouts, the humiliations, the extraordinary risk-taking--as well as her fight toward recovery as a young mother. This courageous memoir brilliantly shines a light on the twisted logic of an addicted mind and the powerful, transformative love of one's child. Ultimately it gives hope, especially to those struggling in the same way.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0143126504
ISBN13:9780143126508
Release Date:May 2014
Publisher:Penguin Books
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.57 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A brutal, honest memoir
Published by Exactly.erin , 2 years ago
I loved this book. The author lays out her soul, good and bad for us. Some parts surprised me, some parts were relatable. Truly a fantastic memoir.
Horrible, horrible book.
Published by Recovery Reader , 3 years ago
This is an awful book. I threw it away. A first for me. The only solace is that I bought it used and she made no money from this purchase. The truth of the story is questionable at BEST. I’m order to post I had to give it one star. It rates in the negative.
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