Sober Conversation by Aaron M. Duke – A Book Review By Madison of RecoveryPrincess.com

A review of the book Sober Conversation written by Aaron M. Duke - now available right now at www.soberconversation.com. End Quote

Listen in on a conversation about how answering 5 basic questions can help you beat your addictions and find happiness

Boston, MA-NH (1888PressRelease) August 15, 2009 - I have just finished reading a book called “Sober Conversation” by Aaron M. Duke.

Those of you who follow Recovery Princess know that I am an avid reader and that I strongly believe in reading as a source of help in recovery. I devoured this short but compelling book within a matter of hours. It was a fantastic read and extremely moving. Throughout the book my eyes welled with tears numerous times as I empathized with the main character Brian’s plight and revisited some of my own teenage memories of addiction.

The story charts Brian’s journey through the beginning of his addiction until his point of surrender and return to a sober state. Brian is a teenage boy who mainly uses drugs as opposed to alcohol throughout his addiction.

I found that although this story of addiction was more about drugs than alcohol, my focus was not really on that. The story is told in such a way that the reader can very clearly relate to the essence of addiction regardless of the substance used. You can relate to the intense need for escapism and a lack of regard for the future especially at such a young age.

The book is so moving in the sense that you can see how quickly addiction can ruin and confuse a young life. As well as anyone who has ever battled with addiction, parents of teenagers would do well to read this book as would those of you who started your addiction at a young age.

Brian was one of the lucky ones who managed to not become ‘institutionalized’ but not before he had already been subjected to many different psychiatric hospitals and recovery institutions. The story will resonate with those of you who have come from a difficult family upbringing as well as those of you who have been lucky enough to realize that life can get better after addiction.

For me, the golden moment in the story is near the end when Brian, through the help of his wisely spoken A.A sponsor begins to understand the magnitude of what living a full and meaningful life is really about. To help his with this, Brian’s sponsor gives him 5 main questions to assist him along his new way in life. This enticed me to grab a piece of paper and get writing myself.

The story is inspiring, sad, uplifting, moving and realistic. I highly recommend this quick read and I am better off for having read it.

http://www.soberconversation.com

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