Lush

**"For those of us wrestling with demons—and who isn't?—*Lush* is a solace and as powerful as red wine." —Claire Dederer, bestselling author of *Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning***

When *Loose Girl *author Kerry Cohen reached her early 40s, she realized she had a drinking problem. Yes, she could get up on time, bring her kids to school, make dinner, chat with friends, and all around have a normal day, but, throughout it all, Kerry was waiting for her five o'clock glass of wine. Maybe two glasses. Maybe a bottle. Just enough to blur the edges of her life that had become a monotony of vacuuming, carpooling, and disagreements with her husband. Kerry had replaced one addiction with another, instead of seeking sex she was seeking merlot. Instead of intimacy, she craved the fuzziness of a nice buzz.

What she also realized was: she wasn't the only one.

*Lush* is a gripping memoir that examines Kerry's struggle with alcohol, a struggle that a rising number of middle-aged women are facing today as alcohol dependency amongst females drastically increases. A wonderfully poignant and relatable follow up to her memoir *Loose Girl*, *Lush* follows Kerry as she attempts to rediscover the awe in her life, leaving past mistakes, regrets, and the bottle behind.