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Bryony Gordon is a respected journalist, a number one best-selling author and an award-winning mental health campaigner. She is also an alcoholic.

In Glorious Rock Bottom Bryony opens up about a toxic 20-year relationship with alcohol and drugs and explains exactly why hitting rock bottom - for her, a traumatic event and the abrupt realisation that she was putting herself in danger, time and again - saved her life.

Known for her trademark honesty, Bryony relives the darkest and most terrifying moments of her addiction, never shying away from the fact that alcoholism robs you of your ability to focus on your family, your work, your health, your children, yourself. And then, a chink of light as the hard work begins - rehab; AA meetings; endless, tedious, painful self-reflection - a roller-coaster ride through self-acceptance, friendship, love and hope, to a joy and pride in staying sober that her younger self could never have imagined.

Shining a light on the deep connection between addiction and mental health issues, Glorious Rock Bottom is in turn shocking, brutal, dark, funny, hopeful and uplifting. It is a sobriety memoir like no other.

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Wow!
What an eye opener for me.
I’m so pleased I listened to this book.

It’s going to help me.

Brilliant book

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Bloody hell Bryony!! Had me in tears in my pasta at the end of that! Amazing amazing book, I’ve listened for 2 days straight unable to stop listening.

The rawness is eye opening, guilt tripping when you realise similarities. Fantastically narrated and no one else could’ve had the depth you had whilst reading it.

Brilliant and gruelling

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Narrated by the author, this book feels like a priviledge. I can only imagine the courage it took to, not only write the book, but revisit it again and speak it out loud. Every wobble and crack in her voice broke my heart. Highly recommend.

Breathtakingly brave and honest

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Illustrated very well the struggle with alcohol and drugs and how it ruins all lives.

Loved it. Well worth listening to.

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I loved this book ... I'm 1 year sober and can identify so so much

excellent

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