Booze at Breakfast can be a family members portrait with the disease of alcoholism. Stories take us for the heart of life's deep truths, and this one particular hits us from all the characters' perspectives-the abusive self-loathing alcoholic, his wife and the children's encounter, and specifically his son, Peter. It is actually charmingly interspersed with an Irish neighbor's spiritual wisdom as well as the youth priest's friendship with the alcoholic's wife and son. The redemption herein is hard-won, funny, and sweet. Engrossing, loving, and wise, this story will offer understanding for anyone who has puzzled about an alcoholic or his/her family's possibilities and challenges.
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