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Girl Walks Out of a Bar

A Memoir

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Girl Walks Out of a Bar

By: Lisa F. Smith
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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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.

©2016 Lisa F. Smith (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Addiction & Recovery Alcoholism Women Memoir Substance abuse New York Inspiring Funny Feel-Good Thought-Provoking Biography

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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

Great story

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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!!

Absolutely brilliant!!

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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?

A Godsend

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absolutely fantastically honest. completely explained exactly how an addict see and feels life .
the misery the hear ach the fight

honesty

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If you enjoy listening to the talking clock then you’ll love listening to this book - which is such a shame as the book is actually brilliant and made me persevere with the monotonous delivery of Ms Huber.

Fantastic book, shame about the narration

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Lisa describes the horrors of alcoholism so well, the terrible sickness in the morning the paranoia, I was a functioning alcoholic with a responsible job,she reminded me of the insane thinking of the alcoholic the rationalisation I have been sober now 28 years & attended AA for about 17 years.
Great book would recommend 100%.

Wonderful book

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I really enjoyed this tale of a high flying lawyer getting sober from drink & drugs. Story was realistic and gripping.

Gripping Story of Sobriety

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Really witty and well read book. Didn't want it to finish. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to stop drinking

Loved it

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To feel deeply into what it means to be a high functioning alcoholic, to understand the attraction of substances, is something that is important for us all if we are to feel true compassion. It is doubly important for me as a medical doctor, both for my patients and for my friends who have in the past been drawn into abuse.

Congratulations to the author on giving us even a tiny degree of that understanding. Brilliant book, beautifully performed.

An unexpected gem

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The book is a brilliant story, but something has been done to the recording of it. At least 60% sounds like it’s being read by a robot. Such a shame as it stops you enjoying it.

Great book, terrible reading

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