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Lush
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
"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.
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- Hayley DA
- 15-08-23
interesting but not the best quit lit option
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
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- Brooke Conroy
- 02-02-23
A real account of life these days! A must read!!
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
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- Linda T
- 20-02-23
Lush
Probably would have given this five stars but the last hour truly became a slog. Same old story different day.
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- KT
- 21-01-24
brilliant
intimately uncomfortable, but a brilliant listen, deals well with the concept of moderation and addiction. Proving abstinence doesn't always fit.
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- Nicola
- 11-08-23
A good story, bit repetitive. Those in recovery should know this is not a story of eventual sobriety and may be triggering.
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.
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- Ms R Millar
- 14-05-24
The fact she cared nothing about her kids
it was a great story. well written and absolutely well narrated. but I ended up with no empathy for the author. she had absolutely no concern for her children and only thought of herself
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- Christina Broome
- 21-07-22
All due respect…
…To this woman for sharing her story. This unfortunately didn’t do it for me. Not that that was the author’s goal. I listen to these memoirs to help sustain my sobriety and this one didn’t do that. If you are feeling vulnerable or need help and support in your sobriety journey I wouldn’t choose this book. If you just want to read a memoir about someone who struggles and is probably still struggling to this day because that’s life then this is the book for you.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-11-23
Repeats and author unlikable
Hard to feel empathy with author
Repetitive
No real advice
No longevity of new lifestyle to truly analyse success
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