My Unfurling: A review
A quiet memoir
2 min readDec 15, 2023
Many “quit lit” memoirs loudly recount the author’s drunkalogue, regaling readers with horrific tales of harm done during blackouts, jail stints, and other cringe-worthy escapades. While those books have great merit in showing the reality of such a life and to possibly help other problem drinkers see themselves and get help, Lisa May Bennett’s My Unfurling offers a different, calmer take. Instead of…