A Life in Smoke: A Memoir
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743289595 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As the title alludes, each memory floats in a haze of smoke, punctuated by flashbacks to the burn and beauty of individual cigarettes. (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . She describes her mother's daily cigarette, her father's abandonment, her stepfather's reticence, her time writing porn and health advice, her battle with alcoholism, her son Daniel, her divorce and a lifetime of friends and lovers. All rights reserved. In seven chapters marking each of her days enchained, Hansen explores her experience of withdrawal and delves into her memories of the life t
Try, try, try again As an avid never smoked non-smoker, my eyes were opened to the complexities of trying to break this one little habit. I have much more respect for my friends and family members that have accomplished this feat through the years. Hats off to Julia for not letting past defeats lessen her determination. This book is a thumbnail view into the highs and lows of her very interesting life. It is a great read for anyone interested in how other p. A Life in Smoke: A Memoir Lori A. Crutchley Fantastic Read! I found this to be a completely heartfelt realistic view of the life of a smoker trying to quit. The tongue-in-cheek humor actually comes across as a coping mechanism instead of snarky storytelling. It is easy to find yourself truly caring about this person and wanting them to succeed!. I fell in love with Julia I picked it up for one of my patients who wants to quit smoking and decided to skim through the book myself before passing it on to her. It was completely absorbing. I fell in love with Julia. Her honesty and humor inside of all the pain that's clearly revealed and shared by her touched me deeply. This book is not just about smokingit's about life.our inner life that rarely gets revealed with such authenticity.
. She lives in Reading, Pennsylvania, with her husband and son. Julia Hansen was born in 1963 in Vineland, New Jersey
I'd read somewhere that each cigarette you smoke knocks seven minutes off your time on the planet. Twenty years later, she was editing books about health -- and smoking a pack or two a day. Clanking around her house like Marley's ghost, white-knuckling cravings, and struggling to understand tobacco's unyielding grip on her, Hansen confronted her life in smoke: fractured relationships, lifelong battles with alcohol and depression, and a profound sense of emptiness. And then, to save it, she quit. To amuse myself, I did the math: 153,000 cigarettes = two years of my life, up i