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First in the family : a story of survival, recovery, and the American dream / Jessica Hoppe.

Hoppe, Jessica, (author.).

Summary:

"A memoir chronicling the author's recovery, deconstructing American exceptionalism and whiteness within powerful institutions such as AA, and reconciling the personal, familial, historical, and political to interrupt cycles of harm"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781250865229
  • ISBN: 1250865220
  • Physical Description: 257 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2024.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Dream on -- Location, location, location -- Workhorse -- Shadow self -- Lost in succession -- Humildad -- Traviesa / survival artist -- D(rug) A(buse) R(esistance) E(ducation) -- The rhythm is gonna getcha -- My mother's daughter -- Sick as our secrets -- Thirst trap -- Lightweight -- Dependent -- Red flags, green light -- Unreliable narrator -- Rock bottom -- Intemperance -- The baptist -- Inheritance -- Concepción -- Abandono -- You never have to drink again -- Sinvergüenza -- Land of the free / almost fifty -- Nine days with unborn -- Family disease -- Price of admission -- The AA MFA -- It works if you work it -- Off the ropes -- The tenth tradition -- We need more stories of recovery -- Claiming an identity they taught me to hate -- The myth of the model minority.

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Hoppe, Jessica.
Alcoholics Anonymous.
Alcoholics > United States > Biography.
American Dream.
Racism > United States.
Racism.
Genre:
Informational works.
Autobiographies.

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