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Sober Mercies: How Love Caught Up With A Christian Drunk (2013)

by Heather Harpham Kopp(Favorite Author)

4.29 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1455527742 (ISBN13: 9781455527748)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Jericho Books

review 1: I don't know why I am fascinated with stories of addiction, but I am not alone as clearly they are very popular. I think if the story is well-written, as this one was, we feel such a strong sense of identification with people whose addictions rule their lives because we can see ourselves " there but for the grace of God, go I. . " While not addicted to any specific substance, I think most of us feel that too frequently our weaknesses of any kind are more in control of our lives than we would chose. This author is delightful. While I usually run as fast as I can to get away from Christians who advertise their beliefs, I found this author so real and painfully human that her Christianity was just part of her wardrobe. She went to such great lengths to hide her alcoholis... morem from all the people in her life who were so obviously aware of it. Some of it is very funny, like the time she bought a bunch of wine to hide from her husband and then had to go buy a bigger purse to carry it in, racing through the mall before he picked her up. She has a self-depracatory sense of humor and is very conscious of how self-righteous she was as a Christian, assuming that there was no problem she couldn't pray her way out of. As a reader I found myself cheering her on. She is a person you want to succeed and I truly hope she still is.
review 2: Few books have affected me as deeply as this. As a recovering Christian alcoholic, I yearn for connection to other women who struggle like me. Heather is so brutally honest, she inspired me to continue to use my story as a journey of hope for other women, especially those in the church who are confused, shamed and afraid to "come out" with their terror and shame. Excellent, funny writing too. Well done! less

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