The Smoking Section: Memories of America's most hated vice

by Lizzy Miles (Editor), Colleen Coughlan (Contributer), Kyle Therese Cranston (Contributor)

In The Smoking Section, twenty-one smokers, former smokers and never-smokers from across America take a lighthearted look at America’s most hated vice. We start out as children hating cigarettes and smoke. Then how in the world do we end up addicted to nicotine, craving that next drag? Often there is someone who leads us to the dark side... perhaps it was an older sibling that we looked up to, or the 'cool kid' with the leather jacket. Even if we've quit the habit and we know our health is better, sometimes we still think about smoking. Sometimes we may dream about having a cigarette. Sometimes we may "cheat" and have a cigarette when we're out with friends. And sometimes, we succumb and are drawn back into the smoking section permanently. The Smoking Section takes a lighthearted and humorous look at the addiction.

166 pages, Paperback

Published January 28, 2016

About the author

Lizzy has been to more funerals than weddings in her life. She stopped counting her losses and started counting her "angels" when she reached double digits. Inspired by her personal hospice experiences, Lizzy switched careers and became a passionate advocate for hospice and end-of-life issues. Lizzy has presented at national and international grief conferences, and is best known for bringing the Death Cafe concept to the United States.

While Lizzy has changed her career identity a few times, she has always held true to her enthusiasm for written and oral storytelling. She has two graduate degrees but still can't spell well. She has been published in a wide variety of formats including but not limited to: award-winning Hallmark cards, academic journal articles, and retail training manuals. Her books reflect her wide variety of interests and include a series of Kindle shorts about the Downside of Dream Jobs, a book of happy hospice stories, and a book about Smoking.

Lizzy lives in Central Ohio with her husband and two cats

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! Great stories, some funny, some heartwarming. I'm giving it to all my friends and relatives who share this love-hate relationship with smoking,