The Recovering

Explore the complex world of addiction and recovery with this captivating blend of memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and reportage. Leslie Jamison delves deep into the stories we tell about addiction and examines the failings of these narratives. Along the way, she provides insight into the complicated history of recovery and the role that race and class play in our understanding of addiction. With unflinching honesty, Jamison shares her own struggles with dependence and offers a poignant meditation on the search for connection and love that defines the human experience.