Spiral Into Hell

Originally from England, I immigrated to the US at nineteen; pregnant, and newly married. My early years were nothing short of pain and misery. In fact, they were pure hell. I began to drink at an early age and soon fell under the spell of alcohol. It held me in its steely gripes like a vice and stubbornly kept hold. After leaving my first husband-a good, decent man-I endured two bad marriages where emotional and physical abuse prevailed, as did booze and drugs. In the end, through the help of A.A., I finally broke free from the unforgiving stranglehold that alcohol had held me in. Though my story has been excruciating to relate, I trust that in making it known, it will touch tBowman, Vicki is the author of 'Spiral Into Hell', published 2007 under ISBN 9781897261965 and ISBN 1897261969.