{"product_id":"rock-monster-my-life-with-joe-walsh-9781644281307","title":"Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh","description":"Far from bitter or self-pitying, \u003ci\u003eRock Monster\u003c\/i\u003e is an honest account of one woman's life-changing experience in a relationship with rock legend Joe Walsh. At once envious, glamorous, debauched and disturbing, it's her long and winding journey from life in the fast lane to sobriety and redemption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the late-eighties and nineties, these are some of Walsh's darkest years, from spiraling addiction to a stunning comeback with the Eagles' \u003ci\u003eHell Freezes Over\u003c\/i\u003e tour. Loaded with true stories never before heard, \u003ci\u003eRock Monster\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for classic rock fans and anyone touched by addiction. Kristin Casey pulls no punches, sharing gritty details with self-awareness, humor, and affection. Sharply written, bold and incisive, it's the worldly-wise tome only an ex-addict, ex-stripper, and ex-rock-chick could give us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of women-in-rock survivor tales--by Marianne Faithfull, Crystal Zevon, or Mackenzie Phillips--Kristin Casey pulls a veil on the enduring myth of the lifestyle's glamorous decadence. \u003ci\u003eRock Monster\u003c\/i\u003e is a sexy, crazy, cautionary tale of two addicts in love without a single relationship skill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin Casey\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and recovered alcoholic and addict. Her memoir \u003ci\u003eRock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e documents their tumultuous six-year relationship and drug-fueled, train wreck breakup. She's survived numerous addictions, suicide attempts, clinical depression, Catholicism, and the panhandle of Texas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eFoliate Oak Literary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nervous Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Asylum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e$pread\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She writes about addiction, dependency, sexuality, and relationships. She resides in Austin, Texas, and works in the field of sex therapy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557389570322,"sku":"9781644281307","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df4a24c6-c144-4dbb-a06b-5aa6b0d433f0.jpg?v=1731781214","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rock-monster-my-life-with-joe-walsh-9781644281307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}