A searing memoir of growing up with addict parents, confronting inherited trauma, affairs, and the hard work of forgiveness.
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A searing memoir of growing up with addict parents, confronting inherited trauma, affairs, and the hard work of forgiveness.
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"From the author of the best-selling Sweetbitter comes an intimate, searingly honest memoir of growing up the child of addicts, of how that turbulent, often harrowing experience has affected her at every stage of her life, and of how she has struggled to transcend this unwanted legacy. When Sweetbitter was published to great success, the author knew she should be happy, but she felt incapable of it, emotionally shut down. She knew too that the roots of her inability to feel were deep in her chil...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Affair with a married man; extramarital encounters discussed, not graphic
Violence & gore
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Physical abuse and domestic violence in family contexts; not gore-focused
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Central: parental alcoholism and meth addiction; author's own drinking/drugs
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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No evidence found in available sources
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Childhood emotional and physical abuse; domestic violence; neglect
Other
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