In this unflinchingly honest and hilarious memoir, a woman discovers that her best life is a sober one.
For Sarah Hepola, drinking felt like freedom; part of her birthright as a twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price-she often blacked out, having no memory of the lost hours. On the outside, her career was flourishing, but inside, her spirit was diminishing. She could no longer avoid the truth-she needed help.
Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure-sobriety. Sarah Hepola's tale will resonate with anyone who has had to face the reality of addiction and the struggle to put down the bottle. At first it seemed like a sacrifice-but in the end, it was all worth it to get her life back.
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1455554588
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.8 x 8.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 10,001 to 50,000 ratings
"Simply extraordinary. Ms. Hepola's electric prose marks her as a flamingo among this genre's geese. She has direct access to the midnight gods of torch songs, neon signs, tap beer at a reasonable price, cigarettes and untrammeled longing. . . . As a form, addiction memoirs are permanently interesting because they're an excuse to crack open a life. Ms. Hepola's book moves to a top shelf in this arena. . . . It's a win-win. She got a better life. We have this book."--Dwight Garner, The New York Times
Sarah Hepola's writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, New Republic, Glamour, Slate, Guardian, and Salon, where she was a longtime editor. She has worked as a music critic, travel writer, film reviewer, sex blogger, beauty columnist, and high school English teacher. She lives in Dallas.
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