First in the family : a story of survival, recovery, and the American dream Cover Image

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First in the family : a story of survival, recovery, and the American dream / Jessica Hoppe.

Hoppe, Jessica, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781250865229
ISBN: 1250865220
Physical Description: 272 pages ; 24 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Dream on -- Location, location, location -- Workhorse -- Shadow self -- Lost in succession -- Humildad -- Traviesa -- D(rug) A(buse) R(esistance) E(ducation) -- The rhythm is gonna getcha -- My mother's daughter -- Sick as our secrets -- Thirst trap -- Lightweight -- Dependent -- Red flags, green light -- Unreliable narrator -- Rock bottom -- Intemperance -- The baptist -- Inheritance -- Concepci©đn -- Abandono -- You never have to drink again -- Sinverg©ơenza -- Land of the free -- Nine days with unborn -- Family disease -- Price of admission -- The AA MFA -- It works if you work it -- Off the ropes -- The tenth tradition -- We need more stories of recovery -- Claiming an identity they taught me to despise -- The myth of the model minority.