Book
Best kept secret : a novel / Amy Hatvany.
Summary:
"Descending into depression and alcohol abuse when her husband's affair ends their marriage, Cadence loses custody of her young son and resolves to overcome her addiction and restore her emotional well-being."--NoveList.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781439193310 (trade pbk.) :
- ISBN: 1439193312 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: 330 p. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Washington Square Press trade pbk. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Washington Square Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes a readers club guide.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Women alcoholics > Fiction.
Alcoholics > Fiction.
Single mothers > Fiction.
Custody of children > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction. - Genre:
- Psychological fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Mackenzie Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Public Library | HAT (Text) | 35192000349542 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A story about a single mother dealing with an alcohol addiction. - Baker & Taylor
Descending into depression and alcohol abuse when her husband's affair ends their marriage, Cadence loses custody of her young son and resolves to overcome her addiction and restore her emotional well-being. Original. - Baker & Taylor
Descending into depression and alcohol abuse when her husband's affair ends their marriage, Cadence loses custody of her young son and resolves to overcome her addiction and restore her emotional well-being. - Simon and Schuster
A timely and captivating novel about a mother whose life spirals out of control when she descends into alcoholism, and her battle to get sober and regain custody of her beloved son.
Cadence didnât sit down one night and decide that downing two bottles of wine was a brilliant idea.
Her drinking snuck up on herâas a way to sleep, to help her relax after a long day, to relieve some of the stress of the painful divorce thatâs left her struggling to make ends meet with her five-year old son, Charlie.
It wasnât always like this. Just a few years ago, Cadence seemed to have it allâa successful husband, an adorable son, and a promising career as a freelance journalist. But with the demise of her marriage, her carefully constructed life begins to spiral out of control. Suddenly she is all alone trying to juggle the demands of work and motherhood.
Logically, Cadence knows that she is drinking too much, and every day begins with renewed promises to herself that she will stop. But within a few hours, driven by something she doesnât understand, she is reaching for the bottleâeven when it means not playing with her son because she is too tired, or dropping him off at preschool late, again. And even when one calamitous night it means leaving him alone to pick up more wine at the grocery store. Itâs only when her ex-husband shows up at her door to take Charlie away that Cadence realizes her best kept secret has been discoveredâ¦.
Heartbreaking, haunting, and ultimately life-affirming, Best Kept Secret is more than just the story of Cadenceâitâs a story of how the secrets we hold closest are the ones that can most tear us apart.