The Recovering

"Riveting . . . Beautifully told." —Boston Globe"An honest and important book . . . Vivid writing and required reading." —Stephen King"Perceptive and generous-hearted . . . Uncompromising . . . Jamison is a writer of exacting grace." —Washington Post"Brilliant . . . The Recovering leaves us with the sense of a writer intent on holding nothing back." —Los Angeles TimesFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Empathy Exams comes this transformative work showing that sometimes the recovery is more gripping than the addiction.With its deeply personal and seamless blend of memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and reportage, The Recovering turns our understanding of the traditional addiction narrative on its head, demonstrating that the story of recovery can be every bit as...