\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne woman's heartbreaking story of a marriage destroyed by her husband's addiction to alcohol.\u003c/P\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dynamics of codependency are illuminated in this gripping tale. Author and widow Frances Simone describes her husband's attempts at treatment and subsequent relapse, his suicide, and her own recovery through a twelve-step program for families.\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eFrances Simone, PhD\u003c/B\u003e, is a recently retired professor emeritus from the graduate college of Marshall University in South Charleston, West Virginia. Her essays have appeared in \u003cI\u003eThe Voice\u003c/I\u003e and \u003cI\u003eThe Quarterly\u003c/I\u003e of the National Writing Project, the \u003cI\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/I\u003e, \u003cI\u003eWriters Digest\u003c/I\u003e, and \u003cI\u003eThe Forum\u003c/I\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e
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