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Lush

A Memoir

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"For those of us wrestling with demons - and who isn't? - Lush is a solace as powerful as red wine."(Claire Dederer, best-selling author of Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning)

When Kerry Cohen reached her early 40s, she realized she had a drinking problem - just enough to blur the edges of her life that had become a monotony of working, carpooling the kids to school, and everyday distractions. What she also realized was that she wasn't the only one.

Lush is a gripping memoir that examines Kerry's struggles with alcohol, a struggle that a rising number of middle-aged women are facing today, as alcohol dependency among females drastically increases. A wonderfully poignant and relatable follow-up to her best-selling memoir Loose Girl, Lush follows Kerry as she attempts to rediscover the awe in her life, leaving mistakes, regrets, and the bottle behind her.

©2018 Kerry Cohen (P)2018 Tantor Addiction & Recovery Alcoholism Women Memoir Substance abuse Addiction Memoirs
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Those in recovery should know this is not a story of eventual sobriety and may be triggering.

The performance of this was great, and I felt I knew the narrator. The story was compelling for the most part but it did become repetitive toward the end.

A good story, bit repetitive. Those in recovery should know this is not a story of eventual sobriety and may be triggering.

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It was great to read a book without a sanctimonious outlook on how not to drink. This tells the story of so many, how wine becomes a habit to cope with family life, work, relationships, and its often not seen a problem... until it is.

I would have liked the story to go on longer, to know how moderation was working and the new life she had built around this, but i am guessing that's another book x

A real account of life these days! A must read!!

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Probably would have given this five stars but the last hour truly became a slog. Same old story different day.

Lush

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narration was fantastic, story was interesting, more about love addiction then alcohol addiction most of the time, encourages moderation which is obviously not for everyone, is a good listen but if you want to quit then head to sober survival guide, quit like a woman or this naked mind

interesting but not the best quit lit option

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intimately uncomfortable, but a brilliant listen, deals well with the concept of moderation and addiction. Proving abstinence doesn't always fit.

brilliant

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