Relapse: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Nikki Turner
Lindsey is a recovering addict living in the city of Detroit, Michigan. She has been clean for over a year when she sees an attractive billboard advertising the newest drug "Relapse," which claims to help people overcome their cravings. Lindsey is interested in trying this new drug and starts enjoying her life again, but everything changes when she finds out that her best friend, Janey, is not who she thinks she is.
One day, I walked into the bathroom and saw that my arms were covered in green and black bruises. I looked in the mirror, and as I watched, they changed from purple-black to pea green. The next morning, when I woke up, there was a new bruise on my face. When you're an addict, your body is always ready to score more drugs or booze because it's addicted to escape. This is why addicts don't ever get sober.
Relapse: A Novel is a psychological thriller that's written in the first-person narrative style. It features themes of trauma, abuse, and how society handles cases of sexual abuse. The book focuses around an 18 year old protagonist named Caroline who's coping with her recent case of sexual abuse by viciously abusing other people in order to blot out the memories and pain from her past.
After struggling to start her own business, Bahni Turpin finally has a moment of success. But her life begins to unravel when she falls back into old habits and struggles with alcohol again. In developing a safe plan to remain sober, she finds herself in the company of an ex-alcoholic who claims he can help her get over the past. As their relationship takes off, it becomes a slippery slope for them both and they struggle to find the center ground between what they need to move forward and what they once had.
"You have to remember, they're just people. It's not their fault." A heart wrenching story of life on the margins, and love that is more delicate than any fragile creature. The heroine of this story can only find peace when she escapes from her reality and enters a new world through her writing.
Relapse: A Novel follows the journey of Andre and Ryan, two men who struggle with their addiction to drugs. They enter into a program that includes both psychotherapy and rehabilitation in an effort to break their dependence on substances that have been damaging their lives.
Published Date | 2010-04-20 |
Duration | 8 hours 36 minutes |
Author | Nikki Turner |
Narrated | Bahni Turpin |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Fiction & Literature |
Parent Category | Black Literature, General |