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Dying for a Drink
- Narrated by: Mandy Kaplan
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
Dying for a Drink is a true story of the chaos and hurt caused by an alcoholic. The author, telling her own story, writes of time spent in multiple rehabs, both in the United Kingdom and Sydney, Australia. She writes in the hope that her story will encourage other alcoholics and addicts (which can be anybody addicted to anything) - that they will see in their own stories the similarities rather than the differences.
The memoir depicts her rapid decline after she crossed the ‘invisible line’ and shows how her loved ones were devastated by her behaviour - and how they lived in fear that this disease would lead to her death. It chronicles, too, her sense of freedom and surrender and hope amid the sobriety from which she is sharing her journey and the beginnings of relationships repaired, with both loved ones and self.
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- Annie
- 13-07-19
Heart Felt Memoire
I couldn't switch it off. Very honest account and well narrated. I hope this reaches the best seller list and she gets her dream. Highly recommended.
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- KM
- 25-03-23
Awful narration
The book itself is ok, although there is a lot of repetition and over use of phrases but it's the narration that completely ruins it, absolutely awful.
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- helen fox
- 09-03-22
brilliant 👏
I really enjoyed this book... so honest and beautifully read. Will definitely read it again.
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- Natalie
- 08-08-23
Don’t let my story be yours
Amazing, wonderful. I listened to it twice back to back. A brave honest account of alcoholism, Taking the truth out of the shadows for all to hear. This book will help anyone with experience of alcoholism or their family or friends. God bless the author, I hope you get to open your rehabilitation centre. Thank you x
I would have liked the author to have recorded to audiobook.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-09-20
One to avoid
The story is OK with many references to religion and god, which is fine if that's your sort of thing. However the narration is awful and sounds like an automated voice with many mispronounced words. Don't waste a credit on this.
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- G M F
- 24-09-19
God, I need a drink
If you have never read or listened to a book about addiction before you may think this has some substance. However the truth is, it’s banal dross. It screams self-indulgent drivel, and if the AuthorHouse fee to the writer included a copy editor she was conned. Apparently, god is also to blame, as he encouraged the writer to complete this book. It starts with a promise that it isn’t religious but that’s a lie, the dogma increases as the book progresses. Then just when you don’t think it can get any worse you get to chapter 10, and if you can tolerate that your reward is a rendition of Amazing Grace followed by some patronizing Christian ranting before the torture ends.
No doubt the writing was very cathartic to the authors recovery but that doesn’t mean the general public should be subjected to it. I could recommend many books about excess and addiction from celebrity autobiographies to the everyday unfortunate abuser, all of whom could write or if they couldn't, got someone who could to tell their story. This book falls into neither category.
I admire the narrator for reading it in a tone as irritating as the text.
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- Kindle Customer
- 16-08-20
Irritating
The narrator is awful. Not sure what nationality she is but the British accent is terrible, and pronouncing words such as "Edinburgh" in the most bazar way. The writer also repeats words, especially "sobbing". Terribly written.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-08-20
Ok if you are religious
Poorly written, I found my self getting annoyed at the repetitive language and the constant talk of God. Not good
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- Maria J K
- 20-04-21
What a horrible, selfish, spoilt woman
Not sure if the narrator ruined it with her impersonal narration or just the selfishness and bad writing of this woman. Not worked a day in her life, spent other peoples money on drink and feelings of entitlement. Nothing about this story makes you want her to survive unlike many other recovery stories. Not only did she cost thousands for health care in other countries she had to come back to the UK to sponge off our health service as well. I should avoid this and listen to other stories. This one just makes you cross.
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