by Christopher Kennedy Lawford
First published 2008
Christopher Kennedy Lawford builds on his New York Times bestselling addiction memoir Symptoms of Withdrawal with a collection focused on recovery experiences. After his own raw account of drug and alcohol dependency earned praise from People magazine for its unflinching honesty about both the allure and destructiveness of substance abuse, Lawford turns his attention to the voices of others who have walked similar paths. He assembles contributions from notable figures including Tom Arnold, Alec Baldwin, Meredith Baxter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Dreyfuss, and Anthony Hopkins, among others. These accounts come directly from people who have faced addiction and found their way to recovery. Lawford presents their stories as dispatches from the front lines of this ongoing battle. The book serves as a significant contribution to recovery literature, offering readers multiple perspectives on the journey from addiction to sobriety.
Genres: addiction, autobiography, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, real-life-story
304 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: addiction, alcohol-abuse, drug-use, substance-abuse