And readers’ comments reaffirm that I have been thinking about your book so often and it is still giving me incredible comfort in knowing that I could not have changed his situation without him being ready to change it too. Honestly, I haven’t had a wickedly bad day since I read it, and I am forever grateful to you for giving me that. What makes this memoir so powerful is McGloin’s vulnerability and humor. Bottles in the Basement had me shaken by the sadness of watching this romance and marriage fall victim to addiction but also profoundly inspired by the author’s perseverance and upliftin ..read more

The basement wasn’t just a place in our house, it was an interloper in our home. The basement is where my husband went to be an alcoholic. So pervasive was this space, that the basement feels like a character in my book, Bottles in the Basement: Surviving an Alcoholic—a Memoir. A place can be as powerful as a person. Just as Manhattan wasn’t merely a backdrop to Sex and the City but a fifth character in the show, our basement played a part in our marriage. It was a conduit for Robert’s alcoholism, enabling him to hide his addiction. It was a wedge between us, providing an escape from our life ..read more

BOTTLES IN THE BASEMENT: SURVIVING AN ALCOHOLIC–A MEMOIR. Available on Amazon in Kindle and Paperback. “An engrossing account about a wife dealing with her alcoholic husband.”—Kirkus Reviews “This is an absorbing memoir…” —Kirkus Reviews #BottlesInTheBasement #alcoholic #memoir #survivinganalcoholic #alcoholism ..read more

No better feeling for a writer than connecting with readers! At a recent book signing, I had the opportunity to speak with loved ones of alcoholics. While it’s heartbreaking to know people are going through difficult times, it’s also heartwarming to hear how telling my story has helped others process their pain and suffering. “Reading your book made me feel less alone.” “I could not put the book down. It tells a real life story about the disease of alcoholism.” “I read Bottles in the Basement in a day.” For those of you living with or having survived an alcoholic, you will find comfort in the ..read more

“This is an absorbing memoir, with McGloin’s grief and pain taking center stage.” —?????? ??????? “An engrossing account about a wife dealing with her alcoholic husband.”—?????? ??????? What readers are saying: Reading your book made me feel seen during this awful phase. So much of what you described hit home for me and gave me a sense of peace that I am not alone in this experience. When I woke up Friday after finishing your book the prior night, I felt a lightness I haven’t felt in months, or maybe years. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for having the courage and tenacity to write ab ..read more

In case you missed my interview on iHeart Radio’s Sonstein Sundays with Shelli Sonstein talking about living with an alcoholic, you can listen to the podcast here. #bottlesinthebasement #survivinganalcoholic #memoir https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-sonstein-sessions-28094539/?keyid%5B0%5D=Sonstein%20Sessions&pname=podcast_profile&sc=widget_share ..read more

Thrilled to be a guest on the award-winning Sonstein Sundays, thank you Shelli Sonstein! The show will air this Sunday, January 14 at 6:55 a.m. on Q104.3. I’ll be talking about my book, Bottles in the Basement: Surviving an Alcoholic — a Memoir. To tune in live https://q1043.iheart.com/ If you’re not able to tune in live, it will be a podcast after it airs and you can find the podcast at this link https://q1043.iheart.com/featured/sonstein-sunday ..read more

Available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle. https://bit.ly/3tvRWi1 So many of you have reached out over the years to say: “You told my story!” Bottles in the Basement: Surviving an Alcoholic isn’t only my story, it’s yours. Thanks for reading ..read more

Help. It comes in all shapes, sizes and personalities, from unsuspecting places, and at surprising times. It ranges from the ordinary to the extraordinary. It isn’t always perfect, and not necessarily dignified or poetic. Sometimes it might even feel intrusive. But help is everywhere if you know how to appreciate it. During grief and tragedy, we derive different things from the people in our lives. Those who make us laugh, the ones who let us cry, the good listeners, the task managers.  As Joyce Carol Oates wrote in A Widow’s Story: A Memoir, “For the widow, as for all who are grieving, t ..read more

    He was once the boozy Brooklyn writer, having a reputation for a mighty pen and an insatiable thirst. Then Pete Hamill turned his life around. Hamill was a recovering alcoholic for almost fifty years, having had his last drink in 1972. In addition to his literary legacy, decades of amazing books and articles, abstinence was probably one of his greatest achievements. I was lucky enough to see the legendary New Yorker and extraordinary writer at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival. Years before Hamill had helped me begin to understand my husband’s alcoholism—and the hell my life had be ..read more