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Apology to the Young Addict

A Memoir

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Apology to the Young Addict

By: James Brown
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Husband, addict, father, skeptic.

Now 60 - with years of sobriety under his belt - and the father of three sons, James Brown writes about finding a new path in life, making peace with the family whose ghosts have haunted him, and helping the next generation of addicts overcome their disease. Opening with the tragic tale of an elderly couple consumed by opioid addiction and moving through the horrors of a Las Vegas massacre to the loss of a beloved sponsor, these essays draw on Brown's personal journey of recovery to illustrate how an individual life, in all its messiness and charm, can offer a blueprint for healing. Haunting and hopeful, Apology to the Young Addict is a reinvention of the recovery memoir and a lasting testimony from a master writing at his peak.

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"A dark yet hope-infused look back at the long-term transformations fueled by an addict's recovery... Memorably well crafted, tight, and searing... Tough, meditative, realist prose creates a worthy addition to the crowded field of (post) addiction memoirs." (Kirkus Reviews)

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One of the challenges of self-awareness is being honest with your memories. James Brown not only brings self-awareness to this memoir, his well crafted writing style moves the reader to a place of introspection and self-evaluation that the reader may not expect. Sobriety is a long journey that never ends, and Browns insightful prose invites the reader to experience his personal journey, and in doing so the reader gleams perhaps a bit more awareness of their own path.

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