Putting down the butcher knife of alcoholism.(Book review)

There's the compassionate intake nurse on the suicide ward who gives her herbal tea and says her name is also Mary, and the Alcoholics Anonymous member Jake who offers a hilarious warning of how close the brink remains when he quips: I have an allergy to alcohol. (I'd later call it grace.)...

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Published inNational Catholic Reporter Vol. 46; no. 5; p. 24
Main Author O'Brien, Alyssa J
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Kansas City National Catholic Reporter 25.12.2009
National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company
Subjects
Alcoholism
Counseling
Narratives
Nonfiction
Substance abuse treatment
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Summary:There's the compassionate intake nurse on the suicide ward who gives her herbal tea and says her name is also Mary, and the Alcoholics Anonymous member Jake who offers a hilarious warning of how close the brink remains when he quips: I have an allergy to alcohol. (I'd later call it grace.) With accelerated pace, the book moves into the story of Karr's blossoming faith, her Gospel chats with Toby, her evening ritual of singing her son to sleep with the Prayer of St. Francis, and her conversion to Catholicism.
ISSN:0027-8939