Overview
For fans of Stephanie Thornton-Plymale’s American Daughter and Cea Sunrise Person’s North of Normal comes Leslie Johansen Nack’s emotional follow-up memoir about her battle with addiction following a traumatic childhood—and her inspiring journey toward healing and happiness.
In the mid-1970s, after sailing to French Polynesia with her sisters and father, Leslie Nack returned to the US with her family. In Southern California, she began the integration process back into American life, which meant being tossed back and forth between an alcoholic, mentally ill mother and an abusive, overbearing father who took her to deliver sailboats, sent her on a wilderness survival course, and recovered a stolen boat for an insurance company in the Virgin Islands. During all of that, she and her sisters attempted to free their mentally ill mother from confinement. Life couldn’t be more unpredictable.
At nineteen, her larger-than-life father dies suddenly in a plane crash in Mexico. In the wake of his death, she descends into addiction—caught in a downward spiral, her only solace is her next fix. Ultimately, however, Leslie’s story is one of resilience: she chooses sobriety and happiness, builds a healthy marriage, and raises two children.
At its heart, Nineteen affirms that acquiring new skills and investing in oneself are essential to breaking free from the destructive lessons of childhood. Raw and intense but ultimately hopeful, this sequel to the popular memoir Fourteen tells the rest of Leslie’s turbulent—and incredible—story.
Review
Leslie Nack had a unique childhood. Her mother was mentally ill and her dad…well he was something else. She struggled with so much. I know that writing this was so cathartic and helped heal some of her wounds.
Leslie’s story is filled with heartache, abuse, addiction and battles. It took some strength to overcome and she did it!!
I enjoyed listening Leslie’s story. She narrates this herself and this always makes an audiobook better. This is well written and unique.
Need a good memoir…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.
I received this for a honest review.
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