finished reading

I don't think I ever would have picked this up--I don't watch TV, so I didn't know who Elizabeth Vargas is, and I'm not an addict, so I didn't connect with those passages, and I'm not wealthy, so I am not able to solve my problems with as much support as Elizabeth Vargas had.  Having said all that, her personal story of sliding to rock bottom and regaining her footing in sobriety was authentic and not overly dramatic.  She accepts responsibility and explains without blaming.  I'm sure this will be an interesting book group discussion.

From the publisher:

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, to her eventually turning to alcohol for relief. She tells of how she found herself living in denial, about the extent of her addiction and keeping 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 had never found the right balance.

Honest and hopeful, BETWEEN BREATHS is an inspiring read.