{"product_id":"apology-to-the-young-addict-a-memoir-9781640094659","title":"Apology to the Young Addict: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHusband, addict, father, skeptic\u003c\/i\u003e. Now sixty-with years of sobriety under his belt-the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis River \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with his most moving work of memoir yet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last in his recovery triptych that started with \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Diaries \u003c\/i\u003eand continued with \u003ci\u003eThis River\u003c\/i\u003e, with \u003ci\u003eApology to the Young Addict\u003c\/i\u003e, James Brown writes about finding a new path in life while raising three sons, making peace with the family whose ghosts have haunted him, and helping the next generation of addicts overcome their disease. Opening with the tragic tale of an elderly couple consumed by opioid addiction and moving through the horrors of a Las Vegas massacre to the loss of a beloved sponsor, these essays draw on Brown's personal journey to illustrate how an individual life, in all its messiness and charm, can offer a blueprint for healing. Haunting and hopeful, \u003ci\u003eApology to the Young Addict\u003c\/i\u003e is a reinvention of the recovery story and a lasting testimony from the master of the modern memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640094659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"James Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39329029521589,"sku":"9781640094659","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4e6e8c03-dd23-445a-85ab-3b22f8b7f0cc.jpg?v=1614690088","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/apology-to-the-young-addict-a-memoir-9781640094659","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}