“In this brilliant memoir, Tim Elhajj illuminates what the long, hard road looks like for those of us who are in recovery or those of us who love someone in recovery. The daily effort, the scores of setbacks weathered and small triumphs hard-earned that, in time, move us into a deep, intimate, authentic relationship to ourselves, to others, and to the world — one that we thought we’d never have; one that might not be what another might choose but that is what we require. I will keep this book near; I will give it to friends: I will cherish it always.”