★★★★★ "Recovery is hard and beautiful and messy and possible!" - Reader review ___ For fans of Carmen Machado's In the Dream House, comes this deeply personal and inspiring memoir about addiction, recovery, and resilience. Set in the 80's written like literary fiction and addresses heavy social themes including domestic abuse, addiction, and mental illness. The main character is initially in jail in Tennessee, USA; she flashes back to growing up in Alaska, USA where there was a group of bad people. One of two really bad people was eventually investigated by the FBI because the main character came forward to crack the case against him. Order your copy now, and experience how quickly anyone can fall into addiction, but also see that recovery is always possible!