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Girl Walks Out of a Bar
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
Lisa Smith was a bright young lawyer at a prestigious law firm in New York City when alcoholism and drug addiction took over her life. What was once a way she escaped her insecurity and negativity as a teenager became a means of coping with the anxiety and stress of an impossible workload.
Girl Walks Out of a Bar explores Smith's formative years, her decade of alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and her road to recovery. In this darkly comic and wrenchingly honest story, Smith describes how her circumstances conspired with her predisposition to depression and self-medication in an environment ripe for addiction to flourish. When her close-knit group of high-achieving friends celebrate the end of their grueling workdays with alcohol-fueled nights at the city's clubs and summer weekends partying at the beach, the feel-good times can spiral wildly out of control.
Girl Walks Out of a Bar is a candid portrait of alcoholism through the lens of gritty New York realism. Beneath the façade of success lies the reality of addiction.
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- Stephen Bonfield
- 11-08-21
Great story
So inspired by Lisa's journey which is told in a "real life" format that doesn't pull any punches well done Lisa and thanks for writing
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- Ruth Wilkinson
- 13-11-22
Absolutely brilliant!!
As a recovering alcoholic with 3 yrs 3 months sobriety under my belt, I was unsure what to expect when listening to this book. I struggled for years with excessive drinking and it was only when I was signposted to Forward Leeds and a residential rehab, that I finally got the help that I needed.
This book is an honest, hard hitting, "real" story about the struggles tackling addiction whilst also embracing the joy of living a sober life.
I cannot recommend it enough and ABSOLUTELY LOVED it!!
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- Zsofia Nagy
- 21-08-21
A Godsend
Pardon the word choice, this book was addictive. Since my recent choice of giving up my poisons of choice - legal but harmful - I find myself needing Lisas in my life.
Lisa's memoir is exquisitely written, it reflects all the good and bad along the journey. Like a multi-layered map that stays with you.
The narration had me a bit confused. 95% beautifully delivered, the different voices so well modulated. Then those 5% where Hillary Huber sounded like an older version Google Translate? Especially in sentences starting with 'as if'.
Was that intentional I wonder?
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- Jenny
- 27-03-24
honesty
absolutely fantastically honest. completely explained exactly how an addict see and feels life .
the misery the hear ach the fight
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- Katalin BH
- 19-10-21
Very enjoyable!
it was very enjoyable to listen. both the author and narrator are excellent! thank you
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- Mr Woc
- 08-06-23
Pretty good
Was pretty good story and enjoyed listening to
It, if you are looking for a good listen about people struggling with addiction can give you a good insight into it
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- Katie Nicolaou
- 19-11-23
Brilliant read, well written
Loved being taken on this authors journey. Very enjoyable read although a difficult listen in parts
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- Barbara Shead
- 01-12-23
Understanding addiction
A brilliant story about slipping into addiction and clawing your way out of it
How a high functioning alcoholic managed and survived. A gripping portrayal
Brilliantly narrated.
Realistic and frank
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- Charlie
- 22-12-19
Brilliant listen
Brilliantly written and wonderfully read, a darkly funny and honest portrayal of addiction and the climb back out.
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- Zebra Karma
- 29-12-16
Fantastic
Engaging and very honest account of what it's like to be a high functioning alcoholic. Smith also describes her cross addiction to cocaine and how the two drugs work together to keep an addict going all through the night to the next day in a high powered job. Hubert is a fantastic narrator who I first encountered on the Elena Ferrante series.
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