A Drunk Love: A Marriage Under the Influence
Drunk Love: A Marriage Under the Influence is a candid, wild, funny, and heart-wrenching memoir that explores the depths of addiction and the redemptive power of love and self-discovery. Melissa’s story is a beacon of hope for anyone who has struggled with addiction or loved someone who has. It’s a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the possibility of transformation.
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For over three decades, Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje worked as a newspaper reporter and columnist in Texas, earning awards with The San Antonio Light, the Houston Chronicle, and the San Antonio Express-News. She focused on marginalized communities, including those experiencing poverty, homelessness, mental health issues, addiction, and abuse. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and the San Antonio Report. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her husband, Mark Stoeltje, is a retired nonprofit executive, artist, and writer. Their child, Sam, is a teacher and a graduate student in creative writing.
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"Drunk Love is a propulsive read about the insidious ways that alcoholism can fray a marriage. With sparkling wit and admirable humility, Stoeltje offers us intimate glimpses into a marriage on the brink of alcoholic implosion and how one couple made their messy, triumphant journey to the other side ”
Author of NYT bestselling memoir “Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life.
Christie Tate
“Maybe it’s Stoeltje’s humor and humility that make her brutal insights about her own behavior such a pleasure to read. There's no filler here--just the unfolding of a woman struggling to figure out what she wants and how to get it, told with the urgency of a drinker polishing off her third glass of Chablis ”
Author of the memoir “Lights On, Rats Out” and the novel “Private Means
Cree LeFavour
"With wit, courage and a keen intelligence, Stoeltje tells a tale of addiction and recovery that is also a profound love story, where we witness the fierce and beautiful imperfections of two people willing to forgive their mutual woundedness. Haunting, often hilarious and frequently heartbreaking, this miracle of a memoir should be required reading for anyone struggling with problem drinking or recovery ”
Author of “Can I Finish, Please?
Catherine Bowman
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