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Book SynopsisDARK, HONEST, UPLIFTING. THIS IS A SOBRIETY MEMOIR LIKE NO OTHER. >
''This is a book that tears down walls.'' Marian Keyes
''Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer whose razor-sharp honesty slices through every sentence of this compelling memoir.'' Liz Day
''Poetic, raw and very important.'' Fearne Cotton
Bryony Gordon is a respected journalist, a number-one bestselling author and an award-winning mental health campaigner. She is also an alcoholic.
In Glorious Rock Bottom Bryony opens up about a toxic twenty-year relationship with alcohol and drugs and explains exactly why hitting rock bottom - for her, a traumatic event and the abrupt realisation that she was putting herself in danger, time and again - saved her life. Known for her trademark honesty, Bryony re-lives the darkest and most terrifying moments of her addiction, never shying away from the fact that alcoholism robs
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Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer whose razor-sharp honesty slices through every sentence of this compelling memoir. * Liz Day *
Poetic, raw and very important. * Fearne Cotton *
It is my favourite of Bryony's books. * Dolly Alderton *
This book will make us all kinder, brighter and better. * Daisy Buchanan *
This is a book that tears down walls. It will make sobriety attractive and accessible in a way it never has before. * Marian Keyes *
Brutally honest * Daily Mail *
Gordon's new book is a frank, sometimes wince-inducing and often very funny look at her 20-year relationship with booze. * INews *
Bryony Gordon has penned a compelling, candid sobriety memoir * Independent *
An unflinching memoir... harrowing but ultimately hopeful, this is essential reading. * Red *
[Bryony Gordon] has now charted the whole journey through her through alcoholism and subsequent recovery in her no-holds-barred new book. * Press Association *
This very readable book is a crucial reminder that change - of any kind - isn't going to happen with a quick fix but that sometimes it can truly hurt and undo us but that there is a way out of the darkest places. * Stylist *
honest and courageous... a message of hope and encouragement to others facing similar battles. * PA *
Glorious Rock Bottom tells how bone-suckingly hungry Bryony Gordon is for sobriety, how hard (and expensive) it is to get there, and what a wonderful place it turns out to be. * iNews *
Made me laugh, cry and cringe. * The Scots Magazine *
Alcohol, drugs and outrageous behaviour. . . This is how bad habits can change your life - and it is a great read * Financial Adviser *
