Lush: A Memoir

"For those of us wrestling with demons--and who isn't?--Lush is a solace and as powerful as red wine." --Claire Dederer, bestselling author of Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning

When Loose Girl author Kerry Cohen reached her early 40s, she realized she had a drinking problem. Yes, she could get up on time, bring her kids to school, make dinner, chat with friends, and all around have a normal day, but, throughout it all, Kerry was waiting for her five o'clock glass of wine. Maybe two glasses. Maybe a bottle. Just enough to blur the edges of her life that had become a monotony of vacuuming, carpooling, and disagreements with her husband. Kerry had replaced one addiction with another, instead of seeking sex she was seeking merlot. Instead of intimacy, she craved the fuzziness of a nice buzz.

What she also realized was: she wasn't the only one.

LUSH is a gripping memoir that examines Kerry's struggle with alcohol, a struggle that a rising number of middle-aged women are facing today as alcohol dependency amongst females drastically increases. A wonderfully poignant and relatable follow up to her memoir Loose Girl, LUSH follows Kerry as she attempts to rediscover the awe in her life, leaving past mistakes, regrets, and the bottle behind.

Author: Kerry Cohen
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 07/01/2018
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781492652199

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2018

About the Author
Cohen, Kerry: -

Kerry Cohen is a doctor of clinical psychology and works as a licensed therapist in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of the memoirs Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity, Seeing Ezra: A Mother's Journey Through Autism, Unconditional Love, and the Meaning of Normal, and Girl Trouble. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post, and she has been a guest on Dr. Phil and Good Morning America. Her story was also featured on WE Network as part of the documentary The Secret Lives of Women. Visit her at www.kerry-cohen.com.