“One reason alcohol is addictive is that it doesn’t quite work,” writes Amy Liptrot in her 2016 memoir The Outrun. “It’s difficult to get enough of something that almost works. It temporarily gave some relief so I chased it, again and again, my Fata Morgana, and it made me feel worse.”

In the book, a rich and rewarding read, Liptrot details her years of excessive drinking in London, a resultant stint in rehab,hellip;

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