What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first subtle warning signs: the denial, the 3 A.M. phone calls (is it Nic? the police? the hospital?), the rehabs. His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic.
Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help.
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Summary
Reviewer Name: one well¬ read chick For some, loving others does not come easily. For others they love, but they need someone to love them back. All Gideon cares about is alcohol and women. All Lonnie wants to do is move away from her abusive father, but she has to wait until she is eighteen to do so. Her plan is to learn a trade under her aunt. But of course, nothing ever goes as planned and now Lonnie and Gideon must get married. Gideon is definitely not ready to be a husband. He barely cares about himself, much less someone else. And he can't decide what to make of Lonnie's God. Lonnie wants to trust that God will take care of her, but it's hard when Gideon ignores her. When Gideon's selfishness causes Lonnie physical harm, God sends Jebediah. Jebediah brings them back to his house and wife, Elsie. The older couple has no children, a big house and lots of work (for Gideon) and are happy to host the young couple until they are ready to move on. As they stay there, Gideon is challenged to look beyond himself and to begin to care for and to love others. Lonnie has to find it within herself to forgive him. The two of them must learn what it really means to love and care for someone other than themselves. Right away I was drawn into Be Still My Soul. The characters were so well put together and intricate, plus and I loved that it took place during the early twentieth century (that must be the history geek in me). I really enjoyed meeting.A Gideon and Lonnie and I hope that you do as well