Phoenix in a Bottle by Lilian MacDonald, Murdoch MacDonald (2005) Hardcover

by Lilian MacDonald, Murdoch MacDonald

In 1994 as a result of their alcoholism, Lilian and Murdoch MacDonald were down and out, sleeping rough in the streets and parks of Cambridge, the English university town where, a quarter of a century before, Murdoch had studied for an honours degree. Refusing to accept what they consider to be the outmoded myths and dogma of Alcoholics Anonymous, Lilian and Murdoch set about searching for the underlying causes of their self-harming behaviour problem, which they discovered lay in childhood. Although Lilian and Murdoch's upbringing caused their problems, they themselves take full responsibility for their drinking, most importantly because taking responsibility for one's own actions is the starting point on the road to recovery. As a result of their endeavours, the couple are today back home in Ayrshire, Scotland, leading normal lives again, with their problems of alcoholism and Lilian's associated eating disorder well and truly behind them. Controversially, they are also now able to dri

192 pages, Hardcover

First published May 27, 2005

Reviews

[Christina Macabre]

I thought I knew what the picture of severe alcohol dependency looked like before... Guess I didn't really know before even with my experience of working in a Crisis House in a major metropolitan city.