This memoir details Nina’s experiences loving addicts, but also teaches the reader about larger-scope topics such as womanhood, sexism, and codependency. The book explores loving an addict and all of the stigmas and struggles that come along with that. Nina details how AA and Al Anon came to be, sharing her experiences with both. She details how addiction and drugs and alcohol impacted her family and how she persevered.

I can’t explain how hard this book hit. This books is SO beautifully written. I found myself getting lost in the authors’ words, in the best way possible. Not only did I learn about Nina’s story, I learned a lot about myself and love along the way. This is definitely a book I’ll read again & will discover something new about myself every time I pick it up. I highly recommend, even for those who don’t have experience with addiction or addicts.