Glorious Rock Bottom
'A shocking story told with heart and hope. You won't be able to put it down.' Dolly Alderton

I read this book in one day. I cried my way through much of it. Alcoholism is such a misunderstood illness and I just wish this book could be read by those people who seek to punish addiction instead of getting to the root cause and offering the best treatment.......more

Wow… this book hit me hard. I’m a recovering alcoholic, currently 7 months sober. I was not prepared for how much I would see myself in this book. It’s funny because even now I still find ways my brain is in denial. It shocked me at first just how much I related to the thoughts and emotions Bryony t......more

What a book!!!! 10/10. Does exactly what is says on the tin, 'razor sharp honesty'. I am 5 weeks into my sobriety and it felt like I was reading about myself at times, scary but true. She is brutally open and honest and it is so refreshing. Reading this book has helped me enormously with my journey and......more

I have loved Bryony Gordon’s writing ever since ‘Mad Girl’ - the first time I’d ever seen the symptoms of Pure OCD put into mainstream public consciousness. In Glorious Rock Bottom, Bryony gives a similarly candid account of alcoholism. No details are spared and it makes for very tough reading at ti......more

Very readable, full of striking honesty about the impact alcohol dependency has had on Briony Gordon’s life and loved ones. However, it felt to me like a collection of magazine articles stretched out into a book. I loved the idea of alcohol as “a depressant masquerading remarkably well as a relaxant,......more