Dark Wine Waters: My Husband of a Thousand Joys and Sorrows

One woman's heartbreaking story of a marriage destroyed by her husband's addiction to alcohol.

A gripping tale that illuminates the dynamics of codependency. Author Fran Simone describes her husband's attempts at treatment and subsequent relapse, his suicide, and her own recovery through a twelve-step program for families.

Fran Simone, PhD, is a retired professor emeritus from the graduate college of Marshall University in South Charleston, West Virginia. Her essays have appeared in The Voice and The Quarterly of the National Writing Project, the Charleston Gazette, Writers Digest, and The Forum.

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