Quit Like a Woman

The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol

De: Holly Whitaker

Narrado por: Holly Whitaker

Duración: 10 h y 8 m

Resumen del Editor

Bloomsbury presents Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker, read by Holly Whitaker.

We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at work events, lunches, book clubs and weddings. Yet no one ever questions alcohol's ubiquity. In fact, the only thing ever questions is why people don't drink. It is a qualifier for belonging. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some sort of magic elixir. It is anything but.

When Holly Whitaker started to look for a way to recover, the support systems she found for recovery where archaic and patriarchal. Urging drinkers towards a newfound humility is great if you're a man, but if you're a woman and not in a position to renounce privileges you never had, a whole other approach is needed.

She embarked on a journey that not only led to her own sobriety but revealed the insidious role alcohol plays in our society and in the lives of women in particular. What's more, she could not ignore the ways that alcohol companies were targeting women, just as the tobacco industry had successfully done generations before.

Honest, witty and trenchant, Quit Like a Woman is at once a groundbreaking look at drinking culture, a call to arms and a celebration of learning how to claim everything life has to offer.

©2020 Holly Whitaker (P)2020 Penguin Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"I've long suspected that Holly Whitaker is a genius. This book is confirmation. It's a brilliantly clever, meticulously researched, fearless, snort-out-loud funny read that grabs you and won't let go." (Catherine Gray)

"An unflinching examination of how our drinking culture hurts women and a gorgeous memoir of how one woman healed herself. Quit Like a Woman will change your relationship with alcohol - and it has the power to change your relationship with your entire life." (Glennon Doyle)

"This thoughtful, moving book will help a lot of people get to a healthier place." (Johann Hari)

Great read for all women

Was skeptical at first, as I don't know much about feminist and know little about politics. Stopped watching news a long time ago. But this book really opened my eyes. I finally broke free in so many ways. After reading so many books, this book saved me and gave me that final push. Thank you Holly

Life changing

This book has taught me to love myself again and enjoy life for the first time AF, and now realise it’s a amazing gift you want to share with the world.. The method is absolutely rewarding, making you reach potentials you never thought possible..

So much more than a book on sobriety

Hollys words have changed the way I view my life and society, not just the way I view alcohol or drinking. So very grateful and inspired. Read this book, no matter what your relationship with alcohol.

Read this!

Everyone should read this book. EVERYONE. It is so much more than addiction and recovery. A life altering moment.