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Sigrid Rausing offers a stark, introspective account of how addiction tore through her family, culminating in the death of her sister-in‑law, Eva, in 2012. With clarity and restraint, she explores the limits of support for addicts and the relentless power struggles that dominate those close to the ruined lives. Her narrative confronts the paradox of addiction as both a disease and a form of self‑medicine, and probes how families, ensnared in the addiction’s fallout, are compelled to confront their own complicity and loss of freedom. Through deeply personal reflections, Rausing sheds light on the broader, often brutal, realities of drug abuse and its ripple effects on loved ones.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Memoir/Family Memoir
Authors: Sigrid Rausing
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