And that light both eases the darkness, and reveals a way in which they all have so much more to lose than they previously believed possible. from a wardrobe in the middle of nowhere. But into this spiral of destruction, shines a light. It's just how they cope, how we might cope in the same circumstances. People fall into roles in a family of dysfunction. The eldest child, Katherine, emerging as the caretaker of Douglas, Tracy and Alisa is what Al-Anon says naturally occurs in every family touched by alcoholism. The storyline isn't earth shattering: An alcoholic woman with four kids barely making it isn't particularly original. The MFA thesis of author Heather Quarles, this book combines a family story and an exploration of belief to create a book painful in its clarity. It is a powerful and heartfelt book which, for reasons of its authentic voice and timeless truths, cracked my heart when I first read it in 2001. "Everything falls to Katherine, and that means everything is falling apart."
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