How to Grow an Addict, J. A. Wright
How to Grow an Addict, J. A. Wright
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How to Grow an Addict
A Novel

Author: J. A. Wright

Narrator: Karissa Vacker

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/19/2017

Categories: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Women

Synopsis

Randall Grange has been tricked into admitting herself into a treatment center and she doesn't know why. She's not a party hound like the others in her therapy group—but then again, she knows she can't live without pills or booze.

Raised by an abusive father, a detached mother, and a loving aunt and uncle, Randall both loves and hates her life. She's awkward and a misfit. Her parents introduced her to alcohol and tranquilizers at a young age, ensuring that her teenage years would be full of bad choices, and by the time she's twenty-three years old, she's a full-blown drug addict, well acquainted with the miraculous power chemicals have to cure just about any problem she could possibly have—and she's in more trouble than she's ever known was possible.

About J. A. Wright

J. A. Wright was raised in the Pacific Northwest and moved to New Zealand in 1990. She is the founder and director of the World Buskers Festival (1994-2014), and the New Zealand Jazz and Blues Festival (1997-present). With more than thirty years in recovery from drug addiction, she's been crafting her novel How to Grow an Addict for years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carmen on October 11, 2015

How to grow an addict by J A Wright took my 5 hours to read, I could not/would not put it down. The book starts by introducing us to Randall who "somehow" ends up agreeing to go to rehab. Then we go back to her being around 12-13 living with her Mom, Dad, and brother Robbie. I am not sure Wright cou......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on December 17, 2017

This is a tough book to read, but the story is relevant and sadly all too common. From the opening pages, my heart ached for Randall. Through no fault of her own, she is saddled with a family no one would want – her father is an alcoholic who is self-centered and mentally abusive, her mother is weak......more

Goodreads review by Bailey Skye ♡ on October 07, 2015

I received an advanced reading copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. She Writes Press is a publisher that is new to me, and the same can be said for J.A. Wright. That being said, I was certainly not disappointed. This book was beautifully written, and though darker at times, it tugged......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on August 15, 2016

A dark, ultimately hopeful story that reveals how a young, female addict is grown (starting with a mean, drunk dad, an equally mean brother, and a distant, damaged mother). I fell for Randall Grange in the first line: "I still can't figure it out. How the therapist persuaded me to stay in rehab." An......more

Goodreads review by Gwen on November 19, 2015

When you think of addiction you often think of the seedy, shameful side of it. You forget that it happens and can happen to anyone you know. Your mum, daughter, sister, neighbour, aunt, employer. So when you see the title of "How to grow an addict" it would be easy to dismiss this book as a just ano......more

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