{"product_id":"2940013963139","title":"Some Are Sicker Than Others","description":"ADDICTION: CUNNING, BAFFLING, \u0026amp; POWERFUL  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this gripping debut novel by Andrew Seaward, the lives of three addicts converge following an accidental and horrific death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonty Miller, a self-destructive, codependent alcoholic, is wracked by an obsession to drink himself to death as punishment for a fatal car accident he didn't cause.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDave Bell, a former all-American track star turned washed-up high school volleyball coach, routinely chauffeurs his bus full of teens on a belly full of liquor and head full of crack. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAngie Mallard, a recently divorced housewife with three estranged children, will go to any lengths to restore the family she lost to crystal meth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll three are court-mandated to a secluded drug rehab high in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. There, they learn the universal truth among alcoholics and addicts:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough they may all be sick...SOME ARE SICKER THAN OTHERS.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the author's own personal experience with substance abuse and twelve-step programs, Some Are Sicker Than Others, transcends the clichés of the typical recovery story by exploring the insidiousness of addiction and the harrowing effect it has on not just the afflicted, but everyone it touches. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the harsh realism of Brett Easton Ellis and the dark, confrontational humor of Chuck Palahniuk, Mr. Seaward takes the reader deep inside the psyche of the addict and portrays, in very explicit details, the psychological and physiological effects of withdrawal and the various stages of recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Top 10 Amazon Reviewer, Grady Harp, put it: \"What sets Andrew's novel apart from other recovery stories is his deep understanding of the physiochemical aspects of substance abuse and addiction. Seaward not only understands the socioeconomic, psychological and, yes, criminal impact these people create, he also displays such a profound understanding of the physiological\/medical aspects of addiction that we are left to wonder if he hasn't been down the path of his characters himself.\"","brand":"Flophouse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070343364848,"sku":"2940013963139","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013963139_p0.jpg?v=1763598113","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013963139","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}