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Much of her memory from the previous night was blank. This acclaimed book by sarah hepola is available at in several formats for your ereader. Jun 17, 2015 the nadir of hepolas book happens in paris, while shes on a magazine assignment. For the next 25 years, hepola relied on the romance and magic alcohol seemed to offeruntil her selfstyled bridget jonesy tale just wasnt funny. Sarah hepola s blackout, a dark, funny, honesttothebone account of getting sober.
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Blackout author sarah hepola spurs the conversation about alcohol and. Remembering the things i drank to forget kindle edition by hepola, sarah. Sarah grew up in dallas, texas, and was brought up in a household of modest chaos. Remembering the things i drank to forget, sarah hepola reveals the ugly side of addiction with humor and honesty. One of the most refreshing and admirable qualities of sarah hepolas debut memoir, blackout. Because as a therapist i recognize it as a fairly common scenariothe denial that precedes an altogether different. Remembering the things i drank to forget, doesnt escape this happysad fate. She writes gracefully of blackouts, junk food binges and unnerving sexual encounters.
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