A Very Fine House: A Mother's Story of Love, Faith, and Crystal Meth
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0310344417 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Wow. Stoefen's heart-wrenching story about dealing with her daughter's addiction will keep readers turning pages. Her hard-won wisdom will help parents of addicts feel less alone and more importantly, respond to their child's addiction in ways that will save lives. Every person who loves an addicts or parents teens should read this book." . A Very Fine House is a very fine book indeed-- and long overdue in our marketplace
While she continues the battle to save her daughter, she ultimately finds the courage to save herself. When Annie’s alcoholism, drug use, and criminality ensue, Barbara fights to save her. A Very Fine House is an intimate memoir of a mother’s Norman Rockwell family turned upside down by her daughter’s descent into meth addiction and crime. What begins as an obsession to save her daughter, and a rage against God for allowing drugs to devour her college-age girl, transforms into release in a life changing letting-go-and-letting-God moment. The reader is first introduced to the Stoefen family and Barbara’s dream for its idyllic future. Barbara eventually finds support and a new way of thinking. There is all-consuming grief and the devastating loss of not just her daughter, but her dream for her own life as well. A new and better dream for Barbara’s life is born.. Kinks in the perfect life appear. The conclusion deals with Annie’s recovery—and Barbara’s. Living fast and hard on the streets of Bend, Oregon, she commits crimes against herself, the community, and her own family.The author chronicles her child’s addiction in a way that other writers have not written about addiction. Bright and beautiful, Annie is an unlikely candidate for meth. Both experience a spiritu
She tells it exactly like it is to parent a child with an addiction middleoftheroad The author writes her story that portrays exactly what it is like to parent someone who has become addicted to street drugs. She tells it all and does not hold back the things that may show herself in a bad light. The story line is as much about the mother's evolution and growth during the process, and it is touching and inspirational. She shares evidence based information on addiction and recovery and I learned a great deal about these topics. Many scenes and conversation could have been taken straight from my family's experience with my daughter's addiction. It is a beautiful journal of love and . Amazon Customer said Thank you, from one mother to another. As I read this mother's story, I felt like she had written my words, my story. I am so grateful for her insight and that she and her daughter had the courage to share their story. They helped me understand my own daughter so much more, as well as helped me to deal with my own feelings of hopelessness and frustration and fear, not to mention the guilt I feel for losing my faith. This story has helped me to start putting one foot in front of the other and try to look forward to tomorrow rather than fear what it might bring.. "Worth reading" according to Karen Beris. This was a really good book. It's a true story of a girl that is struggling with addiction and her families fight to save her.