Saving Jake
When Addiction Hits Home

D’Anne Burwell follows the long, tough road to family recovery, highlighting the shame and silence that often accompanies addiction. What’s unique about D’Anne’s book is that she incorporates the latest resources and research about addiction into her story, reinforcing the point that educating yours......more

Fantastic Book. Real honest about recovery from the mother's perspective. We tend to forget that that the families of the addict/alcoholic have their own diseases of controlling, and trying to fix the other other person. This mother told her story well.......more

I really appreciated the honesty and emotion of this book. I was expecting an interesting story, but the writing exceeded my expectations. Very well written, informative, & gives good insight on the disease of addiction.......more

D’Anne Burwell’s book, "Saving Jake," is the compelling story of her journey through her son’s heroin addiction. After a “sweet start” to her family life, she experiences shock, disbelief, and profound grief when she learns of her son’s drug uses. And Saving Jake is what Burwell sets out to do. She......more

While the book is honest and very insightful to say the least, I have always had issues with parenting techniques that spoil a child for 18 yrs and then kick them out in the world to fend for themselves. So, this book was a torture for me. I skipped a whole lot of emotions of the mom and the family.......more