Book : Drinking Games A Memoir - Levy, Sarah

-Titulo Original : Drinking Games A Memoir

-Fabricante :

St. Martins Press

-Descripcion Original:

About the Author Sarah Levy is a writer based in Los Angeles by way of New York. Her work examines the intersection of sobriety, relationships, and identity and has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine/The Cut, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Vogue, Elle, and other publications. She holds a B.A. in Literary Arts from Brown University and pursued a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The New School. Drinking Games is her first book. Named Most Anticipated by: Good Morning America New York Post Pure Wow BuzzFeed Los Angeles Times Book Riot Apple Books Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning. On paper, Sarah Levy’s life was on track. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and socializing every weekend. But Sarah had a secret: her relationship with alcohol was becoming toxic. And only she could save herself. Drinking Games explores the role alcohol has in our formative years, and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. It’s an examination of what our short-term choices about alcohol do to our long-term selves and how they challenge our ability to be vulnerable enough to discover what we really want in life. Candid and dynamic, this book speaks to the all-consuming cycle of working hard, playing harder, and trying to look perfect while you’re at it. Sarah takes us by the hand through her personal journey with blackouts, dating, relationships, wellness culture, startups, social media, friendship, and self-discovery. In this intimate and darkly funny memoir, she stumbles through her twenties, explores the impact alcohol has on relationships and identity, and shows us how life’s messiest moments can end up being the most profound. Review Bracing and insightful...offers equal measures of introspection and hope. This emotional excavation will inspire anyone navigating addiction. --Publishers Weekly “Candid, straightforward, and full of introspection. Levy successfully articulates the emotional roller coaster of being drunk and being sober through important life moments and shows her readers how fulfilling a sober life can be.” --Booklist Poignant. [DRINKING GAMES] reads like an intimate conversation between friends. --Kirkus With raw honesty...Levys path to sobriety becomes a lens through which she reflects on drinking culture and what it means to be sober within that...in her vulnerability and willingness to share the highs and lows of her relationship with alcohol, Levy invites readers to consider what might not be serving them in this moment--and what might be possible on the other side of whatever habit is holding them back from true freedom. --Shelf Awareness Stands out in the genre of sobriety memoirs...people who find solace in these narratives or seek a reflection of their experiences will appreciate the bravery, humor, and grace with which the author writes about one of the darkest parts of her life. There’s a particular effectiveness to her exploration of the ways drinking culture permeates the spaces in lives and interactions. --Library Journal “Part memoir, part social critique, this book takes a look at the role drinking plays in our culture and how opting out requires honest self-reflection and vulnerability.” --New York Post Candid and darkly funny --PureWow Messy and candid, this memoir is dedicated to those who think sobriety is an ending when its actually a beginning. --BuzzFeed A modern look at what getting sober as a millennial living in NYC really looks like. --TheSkimm With candor and curiosity, [Levy] looks at a substance we all know - some of us all too well - to uncover the truth about sobriety and its advantages. --Los Angeles Times “A surprisingly fresh look at this topic, and one that I think will resonate with a lot of people.” --BookRiot Sarah Levys Drinking Games i