The Lost Years
Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare
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Narrated by:
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Hillary Huber
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Donna Postel
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Written by:
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Kristina Wandzilak
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Constance Curry
About this listen
Kristina, the second of four children, begins by telling how a little sip of vodka sipped secretly at a party her parents were giving started her on a pathway to addiction. In that instant, alcohol became her pathway to comfort. Over the next eight years, she sank further into addiction, moving on to cocaine and methamphetamines. In telling her story, she gives a brutally honest description of her addiction and crimes.
Adding a heart-wrenching counterpart to each chapter of the book, Kristina's mother, Connie, gives a parent's account of what was happening throughout her child's experience. She describes her powerlessness to help her addicted daughter, the breakup of her unhappy marriage, and how she came to terms with her own codependency. She also describes the worst decision a mother ever has to make: to turn her oldest daughter out of her house, sending her onto the streets, in order to protect herself and her other children. Then follows the remarkable story of Kristina's recovery, her mother's tough love, and the years of acclimating herself to living a normal life. Ultimately she reclaimed herself, her place in her family, and a new and loving relationship with her mother.
©2006 Kristina Wandzilak and Constance Curry (P)2017 TantorWhat the critics say
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- Amy lutz
- 2023-05-26
i really liked this novel
very nice quick read lovely story..
everything was just so real and told in words that so many could not get outright .
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- Sharon
- 2021-01-25
Inspirational
I loved this book, as a recovering alcoholic, this book touched my heart. It showed the absolute devastation addiction showers on all the family members. It showed the strength of not only the addict but that of the family to cope with the turmoil and self discovery of the path to a more stable life. I can’t say enough about this book, well worth the read as one walks with the both the addict and the mother’s side .
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