Booze at Breakfast |
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| Author:
| Scott, Catherine W. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4836-9714-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris Corporation LLC
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $3.99 |
Book Description:
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Booze at Breakfast is a family portrait of the disease of alcoholism. Stories take us to the heart of life's deep truths, and this one hits us from all the characters' perspectives--the abusive self-loathing alcoholic, his wife and the children's experience, and especially his son, Peter. It is charmingly interspersed with an Irish neighbor's spiritual wisdom and the youth priest's friendship with the alcoholic's wife and son. The redemption herein is hard-won, funny, and sweet....
More DescriptionBooze at Breakfast is a family portrait of the disease of alcoholism. Stories take us to the heart of life's deep truths, and this one hits us from all the characters' perspectives--the abusive self-loathing alcoholic, his wife and the children's experience, and especially his son, Peter. It is charmingly interspersed with an Irish neighbor's spiritual wisdom and the youth priest's friendship with the alcoholic's wife and son. The redemption herein is hard-won, funny, and sweet. Engrossing, loving, and wise, this story will provide understanding for anyone who has puzzled about an alcoholic or his/her family's choices and challenges.