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  • My Fair Junkie

  • A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean
  • Written by: Amy Dresner
  • Narrated by: Amy Dresner
  • Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (62 ratings)

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My Fair Junkie

Written by: Amy Dresner
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Publisher's Summary

In the tradition of Blackout and Permanent Midnight, a darkly funny and revealing debut memoir of one woman's 20-year battle with sex, drugs, and alcohol addiction, and what happens when she finally emerges on the other side.

Growing up in Beverly Hills, Amy Dresner had it all: a top-notch private school education, the most expensive summer camps, and even a weekly clothing allowance. But at 24, she started dabbling in meth in San Francisco and unleashed a fiendish addiction monster. Soon, if you could snort it, smoke it, or have sex with, she did.

Smart and charming, with Daddy's money to fall back on, she sort of managed to keep it all together. But on Christmas Eve 2011, all of that changed when, high on Oxycontin, she stupidly "brandished" a bread knife on her husband and was promptly arrested for "felony domestic violence with a deadly weapon".

Within months, she found herself in the psych ward - and then penniless, divorced, and looking at 240 hours of court-ordered community service. For two years, assigned to a Hollywood Boulevard "chain gang", she swept up syringes (and worse) as she bounced from rehabs to halfway houses, all while struggling with sobriety, sex addiction, and starting over in her 40s.

In the tradition of Orange Is the New Black and Jerry Stahl's Permanent Midnight, Amy Dresner's My Fair Junkie is an insightful, darkly funny, and shamelessly honest memoir of one woman's battle with all forms of addiction, hitting rock bottom, and forging a path to a life worth living.

©2017 Amy Dresner (P)2017 Hachette Audio
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What the critics say

"Like Carrie Fisher's 1987 autobiographical novel, Postcards from the Edge, and Mary Karr's 2009 memoir, Lit, Amy Dresner's story of addiction and recovery, My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Stay Clean (Hachette Books), is one for the ages." ( Elle)
"Effortlessly candid and wryly written chronicle of a life hijacked by drugs, booze, and bad behavior. As a noted West Hollywood stand-up comedian and addiction journalist, she handles this complex tale with wit.... A hard-knocks addiction memoir buoyed with humor and insight." ( Kirkus)

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bravo

love love loved this book , Amy your are to funny but also serious thank you for everything you do to make recovery bearable

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Inspirational

Awesome narration.
Great story. Amy is very well spoken.
A true inspiration to all addicts.

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Honest

I loved it! Amy is an open honest woman. I want to listen to the rest of her story.

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Highly recommended memoir about addiction

Thank you, Amy.
Your memoir is a gift to those navigating their own journey with addiction. Touching not just on alcohol and drug addiction but anything that takes away more than it gives. Casually read and such a powerful story. Loved your narration. Looking forward to your next book.
All the best,
J

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From RG

Bare pure honesty. A gift of love, help and insight.

Thanks for your giving, all the best

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honest, raw, inspiring

An amazing story of struggle told with humour and honesty. Not for the faint of heart. Be ready for some swearing!

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