{"product_id":"drunk-mom-a-memoir-9780143126508","title":"Drunk Mom: A Memoir","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513858167058,"sku":"9780143126508","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f98ada5e-e5b9-46db-baf3-cfcc9a690224.jpg?v=1730968307","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/drunk-mom-a-memoir-9780143126508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}