Get Me To the Abbey
A Memoir
9781955656283
310 pages
Little Creek Press
Overview
Get Me to The Abbey unveils alcoholism through the eyes of a stubborn middle-aged Midwesterner who is forced to give up her favorite pastime-drinking. After a week in the hospital, Lisa ends up in treatment at a refurbished Abbey in Iowa where a diverse group of men frame her recovery. Mischief and college basketball relieve the weight of soul-baring testimony. After a month at The Abbey, Lisa adjusts to life without drinking and returns to work and cultivates support in her Alcoholics Anonymous community. She is reunited with her Abbey cohorts by a heartbreaking tragedy.
Author Bio
Lisa Avelleyra grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa. After living in Wisconsin for 26 years, she returned to Iowa where she now lives in Iowa City with her gray tabby, Bernie Smokey Sanders.