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Stash

My Life in Hiding

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Stash

By: Laura Cathcart Robbins
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“An emotionally absorbing and swiftly paced multisensory experience.” —The New York Times Book Review

Named a Best Memoir of 2023 by Elle

In the vein of Somebody’s Daughter, this wild, vivid addiction memoir from the host of the podcast The Only One in the Room “will inspire, awe, entertain, educate, and help so many readers” (Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author) with a journey to sobriety and self-love amidst privilege and racism.

After years of hiding her addiction from everyone—stockpiling pills in her Louboutins and elaborately scheduling her withdrawals between PTA meetings, baby showers, and tennis matches—Laura Cathcart Robbins is running out of places to hide.

She has learned the hard way that even her high-profile marriage and Hollywood lifestyle can’t protect her from the pain she’s keeping bottled up inside. Facing divorce, the possibility of a grueling custody battle, and the insistent voice of internalized racism that nags at her as a Black woman in a startlingly white world, Laura wonders just how much more she can take.

Now, with courageous and candid openness, she reveals how she started the long journey towards sobriety, unexpectedly found new love, and dismantled the wall she had built around herself, brick by brick. With its raw, finely crafted, and engaging prose, Stash is “emotionally riveting…usher[ing] in a new way for us to talk and read about the paradoxes of addiction, race, family, class, and gender.” (Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy).

©2023 Laura Cathcart Robbins. All rights reserved. (P)2023 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Loved this book and I’m glad the author chose to record it. Her road to recovery reminds us there is no right way to get sober. Laura broke so many of the “rules” and was still able to find her peace. I hope she writes more books in the future! I bought the book on Holly’s recommendation, and she never misses.

Outstanding!

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Tells the truth of what goes on within an addicts mind. Relatable as it tells the chain reaction within a family.

honest

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While at times a tough read the author managed to tell her truth in a raw, loving and respectful manner. As the widow of an alcoholic I appreciated the honesty and care she used to tell the story of her internal struggles, marriage and divorce.

Compelling Story of Love and Recovery

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This book was a fabulous find. I love how truthful the author is and hope it is encouraging to others in her situation. Good can come out of anything as long as you stay alive.

A great story of truth.

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Laura tells a seamless story. It’s as if the words are flowing from her onto the page. She had some luck in staying sober. She also had a strong support system to not relapse. A realistic look at the frenzy of addiction, the fundamentals of treatment, and the disorienting days of returning home. Thank you, Laura!!

Honest, action-packed recovery story

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I feel blessed to have listened to this audiobook. I work as a nurse in opioid addiction and don’t know what the struggle is like. Thank you for putting this in words!

Amazed

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Amazing storytelling from a woman whose been through so much. Really unique and interesting story

Great Listen

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An outstanding account of the subtlety of addiction, The extent we go to perform, to hide, to deceive. The inevitable downfall and the hard climb back. Told with palpable emotion and honesty.

Heart. Honesty. Authentic.

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Really enjoyed this one. I loved how real she got with addiction about the very odd things people go through.

Totally great

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The way this woman writes draws you in I ran for hours. I couldn’t stop listening.

I was hooked

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