Water in Your Wine (French Edition) by Olivia Leray

Water in Your Wine, the first book by Olivia Leray, a journalist and columnist for media such as RTL, France Info, France 5, and France 3, is an intimate testimony on how a parent's alcoholism can shape an entire life. This book, published by Mon Poche in 2024, belongs to the Narrative collection and is written in French.

Through this book, Olivia Leray traces her journey, that of a child whose childhood was marked by her father's alcohol excesses. From the first pages, the author immerses the reader in the world of this shattered family. She recounts the difficult moments, the heavy silences, the evasive glances, but also the struggle to try to maintain an apparent normality.

The central question of the book is: how can one build themselves when they are the child of an alcoholic father? The author explores the complex feelings she has experienced throughout her life: anger, sadness, guilt, but also the desire to help this man she loved despite his weaknesses. The narrative highlights the difficulty of finding a balance between filial love and the desire to break free, not to be engulfed by the demons of alcohol.

The book also discusses her father's multiple attempts to heal. He goes from rehabilitation to relapses, making the situation even more painful for his loved ones. Alcohol is omnipresent, destroying not only the life of the one who is addicted but also those around them. Olivia Leray addresses without taboo the way society perceives these men lost in alcohol, and how this perception affects the image a daughter can have of her own father.

Despite the hardships, the author attempts to answer an essential question: how to rebuild oneself? Through her testimony, she offers deep reflections on resilience, forgiveness, but also the necessity to protect oneself from falling apart. Water in Your Wine is a true life lesson, a book that helps understand the impact of family alcoholism and the strength required to emerge unscathed.

The pocket format of this book, with its compact dimensions (17.8 x 10.9 x 1.1 cm) and light weight (112 g), makes it an ideal reading companion to take anywhere.

Product Features:

• Format: Pocket
• EAN13: 9782379131592
• ISBN: 978-2-37913-159-2
• Publisher: Mon Poche
• Collection: Narrative
• Publication Date: 09/26/2024
• Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.9 x 1.1 cm
• Weight: 112 g
• Language: French