{"product_id":"drunk-mom-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Drunk Mom: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJowita Bydlowska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eAn intense, complex and disturbing story, bravely and beautifully told. I read \u003ci\u003eDrunk Mom \u003c\/i\u003ewith my jaw on the floor, which doesn't happen to me that often.\" --Lena Dunham \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree years after giving up drinking, Jowita Bydlowska found herself throwing back a glass of champagne like it was ginger ale. It was a special occasion: a party celebrating the birth of her first child. It also marked Bydlowska's immediate, full-blown return to crippling alcoholism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the gritty and sometimes grimly comic tradition of the bestselling memoirs \u003ci\u003eLit \u003c\/i\u003eby Mary Karr and \u003ci\u003eSmashed \u003c\/i\u003eby Koren Zailckas, \u003ci\u003eDrunk Mom \u003c\/i\u003eis Bydlowska's account of the ways substance abuse took control of her life--the binges and blackouts, the humiliations, the extraordinary risk-taking--as well as her fight toward recovery as a young mother. This courageous memoir brilliantly shines a light on the twisted logic of an addicted mind and the powerful, transformative love of one's child. Ultimately it gives hope, especially to those struggling in the same way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJowita Bydlowska\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Warsaw, Poland, and moved to Canada as a teenager. Her work has appeared in various publications, including \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Toronto, Canada, with her son and his father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753768583456,"sku":"9780143126508","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/494619b50d08676d764f2382ca8ca329.webp?v=1780027094","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/drunk-mom-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}