The Girl Behind the Painted Smile: My Battle With The Bottle
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (768 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1523355816 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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*Since this book was written, many of Cathy's troubled relationships with family and ex-partner have improved immensely and many old wounds have been healed. Hidden behind a painted smile, Cathy begins a promising career as an actress and model, rubbing shoulders with royalty and the rich and famous. *Contains strong language* Based on a true story With alternative, non religion-based 12 steps Originally published January 2014 - Now republished. She endures a string of disastrous relationships, anorexia, poverty and almost loses her children. In most cases it has - bar one or two relationships from earlier adulthood. Things have definitely changed direction and concluded happily Cathy's life is
. She has recently taken up writing and firmly believes that we all have a book inside us screaming to get out. She suffered from childhood depression which continued into her adulthood, resulting in a tumultuous, colourful life. About the Author Catherine Lockwood was born in England in the late fifties
I couldn't pull myself out of this book! This is the story of Cathy who suffered with chronic alcoholism. She begins the book at her rock bottom and then takes us back over her life to try and make sense of how she became an alcoholic. It is not a poor me memoir and Cathy takes responsibility for all her actions. The ending has a positive outcome without giving too much away, but obviously it needed this conclusion for her to write the story. It has a good balance of sad memories and happy, laugh out loud anecdotes. Great read.. Jennifer Herrick-Weatherstone said Honest interesting and disturbing memoir. I usually dash to the computer and send off a review when I have finished a book that either (1) totally bored or annoyed me or ("Honest interesting and disturbing memoir" according to Jennifer Herrick-Weatherstone. I usually dash to the computer and send off a review when I have finished a book that either (1) totally bored or annoyed me or (2) had me engrossed throughout. Mediocre books do not seem to galvanise me into reviewing them.This book, however, made me stop and think and I simply could not review it without thinking long and hard. I do not know why I needed to sit back possibly so that I was not confusing the irritation I felt with her constant poor choices with the fact I thought it is a well written honest book.The author has had shitty life which she has been honest enough to lay bare to the read. ) had me engrossed throughout. Mediocre books do not seem to galvanise me into reviewing them.This book, however, made me stop and think and I simply could not review it without thinking long and hard. I do not know why I needed to sit back possibly so that I was not confusing the irritation I felt with her constant poor choices with the fact I thought it is a well written honest book.The author has had shitty life which she has been honest enough to lay bare to the read. Karl Wiggins said This book is raw!. Lockwood is like a pebbled mosaic. A hodgepodge assemblage of so many small pieces of coloured stone that make up her very identity, representing who and what she will always be – a mother, an actress, a beaten housewife, a disillusioned believer, a dreamer, a clown, a soft touch, a punch bag … a drunk…… An authorCatherine Lockwood pulls no punches. She doesn’t ask you to like her, she doesn’t beg your forgiveness, she doesn’t try and explain, and she offers no excuses.You want her to come out fighting, but all her fight is at the bottom of a bottle of v
She suffered from childhood depression which continued into her adulthood, resulting in a tumultuous, colourful life. She has recently taken up writing and firmly believes that we all have a book inside us screaming to get out. . Catherine Lockwood was born in England in the late fifties