Book Eight: Beating the Devil by Laney Munroe

[bian]

Beating the Devil by Laney Munroe, 75 pages
A woman on the brink of suicide after a life made almost unbearable by alcohol turns her life around when she 'beats the devil' at a game of cards. Before that moment alcohol was a dark cloud -- over her childhood, her relationships with men, her ability to keep custody of her children, her ablilty to

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[babychee]

does the author of the book have a family member who is also an author, cause the last name sounds really familiar, and i can't stand any of the books by the other author cause they're very hard to read and uninteresting.

[bian]

I have no idea. She was not a professional AT ALL, but hoped that her book could be used as an educational tool. By who, I don't know. I feel bad for thinking negative about her because obviously the book helped her get & stay sober. I doubt she is related to another author (unless there are two people who've written so-called books from the same family). She's from NS, so I don't think her book got outside the province.

[offonmars]

Are you thinking of Alice Munro, by chance?

[babychee]

mm maybe that was her name, but i'm not sure, i know shew as canadian though

[bian]

No comparison. :)