{"product_id":"staying-sober-one-story-at-a-time","title":"PREORDER - Staying Sober One Story at a Time","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable for preorder. Orders ship October 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat do a struggling New York writer, a failed British diplomat, a disillusioned aristocrat, and a weary Catholic priest have in common? Each reveals, in his own way, the brutal cost of addiction—and possible paths toward recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAscetic theology meets literary fiction in this exploration of alcoholism and sobriety through the lens of four twentieth-century novels. Through the manipulative self-destruction of Don Birnam (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Weekend\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the tragic descent of Geoffrey Firmin (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Volcano\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the spiritual collapse of Sebastian Flyte (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and the hopeful redemption of Fr. Hugh Kennedy (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Edge of Sadness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), readers are invited to consider a deeply Catholic approach to addiction and healing: one rooted in spiritual and moral discipline, honest self-examination, and daily conversion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth realistic and redemptive, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStaying Sober One Story at a Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a unique guide for anyone seeking sobriety, supporting someone who is, or longing for a deeper spiritual response to the wounds of addiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scepter Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47224995283121,"sku":"9780933932388","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1193\/5190\/files\/StayingSober.jpg?v=1776873557","url":"https:\/\/scepterpublishers.org\/products\/staying-sober-one-story-at-a-time","provider":"Scepter Publishers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}