Spilling the beans
By: Clarissa Dickson Wright
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: BBC Large Print
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405648936
Subjects: Recovering alcoholics; Biography; Adult children of alcoholics; Adult child abuse victims; Women cooks; Cooks; Large type books
Description: Clarissa was born into wealth and privilege. As a child, shooting and hunting were the norm and pigeons were flown in from Cairo for supper. Her mother was an Australian heiress, her father was a brilliant surgeon. But he was also a tyrannical and violent drunk. Clarissa was determined and clever, though, and her ambition led her to a career in the law. At the age of 21, she was the youngest ever woman to be called to the Bar. Then disaster struck when her adored mother died suddenly. It was to lead to a mind-numbing decade of wild over-indulgence. Rich from her inheritance, in the end Clarissa had partied away her entire fortune. It was a long, hard road to recovery along which Clarissa finally faced her demons and turned to the one thing that had always brought her joy - cooking. Now at last she has found success, sobriety - and peace.
Notes: Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2007.

Includes index.