I'm trying to cut back on my Kindle purchases, but when I saw this in your post, pinkytoe, I couldn't resist. I'm pretty deep in it already. Really interesting read. I love how she really delves into the attitudes, historical and current--how the drunk male poets have a certain nobility where women drunks are just "sloppy fish". (I heard this horrendously disparaging term for women from someone lately, but it fits here).
And wanton willfulness vs disease. And white culpability for their behavior vs minority.
It's really a great read for anyone with alcoholism in their midst, or not. Thanks for the recommendation.