My Fair Junkie

A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean

De: Amy Dresner

Narrado por: Amy Dresner

In the tradition of Blackout and Permanent Midnight, a darkly funny and revealing debut memoir of one woman's twenty-year battle with sex, drugs, and alcohol addiction, and what happens when she finally emerges on the other side.

Growing up in Beverly Hills, Amy Dresner had it all: a top-notch private school education, the most expensive summer camps, and even a weekly clothing allowance. But at 24, she started dabbling in meth in San Francisco and unleashed a fiendish addiction monster. Soon, if you could snort it, smoke it, or have sex with, she did.

Smart and charming, with Daddy's money to fall back on, she sort of managed to keep it all together. But on Christmas Eve 2011 all of that changed when, high on Oxycontin, she stupidly "brandished" a bread knife on her husband and was promptly arrested for "felony domestic violence with a deadly weapon."

Within months, she found herself in the psych ward--and then penniless, divorced, and looking at 240 hours of court-ordered community service. For two years, assigned to a Hollywood Boulevard "chain gang," she swept up syringes (and worse) as she bounced from rehabs to halfway houses, all while struggling with sobriety, sex addiction, and starting over in her forties.

In the tradition of Orange Is the New Black and Jerry Stahl's Permanent Midnight, Amy Dresner's My Fair Junkie is an insightful, darkly funny, and shamelessly honest memoir of one woman's battle with all forms of addiction, hitting rock bottom, and forging a path to a life worth living.

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"Like Carrie Fisher's 1987 autobiographical novel, Postcards From the Edge, and Mary Karr's 2009 memoir, Lit, Amy Dresner's story of addiction and recovery, My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Stay Clean (Hachette Books), is one for the ages."—Elle

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"Dresner's book is a sickening masterpiece. Hilarious and raw, she cuts to bony truth. I love her!"—Margaret Cho

"Darkly funny, the memoir reckons with demons--sex addiction, drugs, and the quest for sobriety--in brutally honest, entertaining prose."—Refinery29

"Dresner delivered a debut memoir equal parts hilarious and chilling. My Fair Junkie is a must-read story."—POPSUGAR

"Mortifying, hilarious, unsparing, and weirdly life-affirming, My Fair Junkie hits the ground screaming and never lets up. As with all great 'drug memoirs,' the subject of this raw, squirm-fest of an autobiography is not drugs, but what made drugs necessary: the twisted history and relatably depraved torments of the author's own strung-out heart. For fans of Beyond Shame, low-bottom recollectors like Augusten Burroughs and Stephen Elliot, Amy Dresner has earned her spot on the shelf."—Jerry Stahl,author of Permanent Midnight

"Funny, raw, real, and moving. Amy's memoir digs deep inside the world of addiction and takes you on a ride you'd pay to go on again. Amy, like addiction, is a complicated beast that needs to be unraveled and exposed to understand--and she does just that in My Fair Junkie, an incredible read."—Amber Tozer, authorof Sober Stick Figure

"I loved this book! Amy Dresner is the real deal; a fiercely funny writer whose insights into addiction and recovery--and life--are full of truth, free of self-pity, sometimes scathing, often poignant, irresistibly page-turning, and painfully hilarious."—Stephen Guirgis,Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

"The story she tells is hysterically funny at one moment and utterly harrowing the next--and often manages to be both those things at once."—Lawrence Block, NewYork Times bestselling and award-winning crime novelist, journalist, andauthor of the short story collection Enough Rope

"Hypnotic, magical, mesmerizing. Truly great. Amy Dresner is the most startlingly alert, poetic, stunning writer I have come across in decades. She is a real talent such as one rarely encounters."—Ben Stein, lawyer,economist, actor, and author of How to Ruin Your Financial Life

loved it!

brutally honest, good structure and very entertaining. also, informative for other addicts on the way forward

So real

Loved it felt real and gave me hope thank you for the wonderful story I could not stop listening

must must read

thank you this bool was wondwrful. it is a must read. i could mot put it sown

Love it ❤️

I somehow had never heard of Amy before reading her book! I love your humor and just overall way of telling your story and getting your point across while simultaneously being raw and real about addiction. Like you said “it’s a sneaky bitch” 😘 Thank you for your bravery. This kind of memoir isn’t an easy one to tell, I know I am damn sure not brave enough to tell mine! I enjoyed this book VERY MUCH!! You made me laugh, cry, and I can’t count how many times I was driving down the road, nodding and even saying out loud to no one “yeps & so true’s” you are an inspiration and I applaud you for your sobriety!

Also... if you are browsing audible, looking for a great account of what it’s like to struggle with addiction... this is the one!

So honest and real!!

I’ve read virtually all the addiction memoirs. Amy’s is unique! It is real and honest. To me, this book will help a lot of people!!

Best Book Ever

This him is the best book I've ever read read it!!!! author is amazingly wonderful

Authentic + Transparent + Courageous = Hope and True Humility

I feel like this story hit me at my core. As an addict in recovery myself, having learned that sharing our stories is what keeps the program alive, this is a true testament to that. I’m constantly searching for females who are willing to open themselves up, to help heal others who may have traveled, or are still traveling, the dead end road of chaos and destruction which addiction causes. The despair and travesties of a world I wouldn’t wish upon my greatest enemy.
I often find myself begrudgingly disappointed as my mind points out the differences rather than the similarities in others stories. As I listened to each word, feeling as though I was a part of the story, I was able to look at how far I’ve come and the work I’ve done to get here. I’m grateful to have come across this audio book as I approach 9 years of sobriety on February 03. Thank you, with the upmost respect and gratitude! Thank you!

Seriously brilliant- worth rereading!

I am in Recovery myself- this book gave a lot of extremely vulnerable and right on point truths and insights! I’ve re-read this book and get something new every time! It also never fails to make me laugh, and call me out in my own bullshit. Thank you Amy for your hard grueling work, completely naked honesty and incredible courage to write and share this!

hilarious madness

A humbling look in to the sometimes hilarious madness of addiction.

The book has a great flow to it, and as an alcoholic myself, I can relate to some point of every story.

Humbling, funny and motivating

Love you Amy Dresner

My first audible book and Amy Dresner changed my life as an addict myself she made me feel like a person instead of an addict. So sad to have it end..thank you Amy & Audible books