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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoppe, Jessica, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hoppe, Jessica.

Alcoholics--United States--Biography.

Alcoholics.

Alcoholics Anonymous.

American Dream.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Informational works.

Physical Description:

x, 257 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Flatiron Books, 2024.

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781250865229

1250865220

OCLC:

1414164115