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Between Breaths
- A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vargas
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Books for a Better Life, First Book winner, 2017
Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas shares the truth about her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in a shockingly honest and emotional memoir.
From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in Between Breaths, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety—which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served in Vietnam—and how she dealt with this anxiety as she came of age, eventually turning to alcohol for a release from her painful reality. The now-A&E Network reporter reveals how she found herself living in denial about the extent of her addiction, and how she kept her dependency a secret for so long. She addresses her time in rehab, her first year of sobriety, and the guilt she felt as a working mother who could never find the right balance between a career and parenting. Honest and hopeful, Between Breaths is an inspiring listen. Winner of the Books for a Better Life Award in the First Book category Instant New York Times and USA Today best seller.
Critic Reviews
"Read this book. If you love the sunrise and you want to see courage—the kind that stumbles and falls but rises and rises again. With love of family. And work that saves. My dazzling friend and colleague, Elizabeth Vargas, has stared straight into the lethal heart of addiction with the eye of a fearless journalist. She has written a book for us all about truth, bravery, and the hope that a new day brings."—Diane Sawyer
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- Anonymous User
- 13-10-2018
A very honest story.
An honest and raw memoir. I felt quite emotional near the end of her story.
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- Bruce Wadd
- 03-01-2020
Keep breathing
This account of an addiction played out in someone so public is well written, passionate, desperate at times and incredibly insightful for fellow addicts and those close to them.
Beth writes well, succinctly sharing the ongoing depths of depravity reached before her bottom was reached. The price paid is huge, but the freedom and wisdom now gained in sobriety and recovery, similar to many before her and many afterwards, is greatly and humbly admired.
This book is real. And as a fellow addict I have a growing appreciation of the sacrifices, daily disciplines and constant surrender and deep gratitude needed to live in freedom. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Because the alternative, another drink, means death and destruction for many.
Thank you Beth for your courage and honesty. I know you will inspire many to remain sober... One DAY AT A TIME!!!
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- April.Brisbane
- 13-09-2019
Not about alcoholism
It took three hours into this book before she started talking about her alcohol problems. The reason I purchased this book. But by that time I was bored of listening to her story that I stopped. Don’t buy this book if you are wanting to hear someone’s story about alcoholism. Or if you do you can fast forward the first 2+ hours. Very misleading to say this book is about alcoholism when it takes SO long to get to the point.
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