If you or anyone you know has gone through a situation with an alcoholic spouse, I recommend this book as a look into their experiences. I have a dear friend who was married to an alcoholic and who suffered with her husband through multiple rehabs and finally, after years and years of trying to help someone who couldn’t help himself, got a divorce. Just last year her ex-husband passed away from alcoholism (he was only 41). I admit I could never completely understand what she was going through, and don’t claim to completely understand now, but I do have a better idea after reading this book.

I highly recommend it.

I “read” the audio version of this book which is read by J.A. Jance herself.

I’m also not someone who read a lot of poetry, but I’m SO glad I came across this book and gave it a try!

I’m not a big reader of petry. I wrote poetry when I was younger and I appreciate it’s value, but I don’t read it myself. I think I’m too impatient to really absorb it. I’m pretty intelligent and thoughtful, but I don’t seem to like to challenge myself in my free time. I mean, I enjoy fairly easy books and escapist movies. But, to each her own.
Anyway, I enjoyed this short annotated book of petry, mostly because of the annotations. I’ve read most, if not all, of J.A. Jance’s mysteries so it was interesting to read this personal account of her life. This seems like it would be a particularly meaningful book to read for anyone struggling with an alcoholic, particularly an alcoholic spouse.