Bibliograph

Coming clean, a true story of love, addiction and recovery, Liz Fraser

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Label

Coming clean, a true story of love, addiction and recovery, Liz Fraser

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-312)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Coming clean

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1246539738

Responsibility statement

Liz Fraser

Sub title

a true story of love, addiction and recovery

Summary

When her partner fell into a catastrophic vortex of depression and alcoholism, Liz Fraser found herself in a relentless hailstorm of lies, loneliness and fear, looking after their young child on her own, heartbroken, mentally shattered and with no idea what was happening or what to do. As she and her family moved between Cambridge, Venice and Oxford, she kept the often shocking truth entirely to herself for a long time, trying in vain to help her partner find a path to sobriety. Finally Liz herself broke from the trauma and started to speak out--only to find she was one of hundreds experiencing similar things, also living in silence and fear. Part diary, part travel journal and part love letter, Coming Clean is the true story of addiction of many kinds, mental collapse and heartbreak. Above all, it offers a voice of deep human compassion, strength and hope for recovery. -- From dustjacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Cambridge -- Venice -- Madness -- Scandinavia -- Shutting the door -- The eternal chaos of the broken mind -- Rock bottom -- Sobriety -- Lockdown and breakdown -- Recovery -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

Classification