Listen to a sample
Saving Jake
- Author
- D'Anne Burwell
- Narrator
- Morgan Hallett
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 26 February 2019
- Run Time
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Saving Jake gives voice to the devastation shared by the families of addicts, and provides vital hope. Above all, it is a powerful personal story of love and redemption.
User Reviews
No reviews yet.
Details
- Author
- D'Anne Burwell
- Narrator
- Morgan Hallett
- Duration
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 February 2019
- ISBN
- 9781977341129
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Memoirs, Coping with drug and alcohol problems, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Coping with addiction
Synopsis
D'Anne Burwell's smart, athletic son—raised in a loving and prosperous home—begins abusing OxyContin as a teenager, and within a year drops out of college, walks out of rehab, and lands homeless on the streets of Boulder. Struggling with fear, guilt, and a desperate need to protect her son, D'Anne grapples with her husband's anger and her daughter's depression as the family disease of addiction impacts them all. She discovers the terrifying links between prescription-drug abuse and skyrocketing heroin use. And she comes to understand that to save her child she must step back and allow him to fight for his own soul.Saving Jake gives voice to the devastation shared by the families of addicts, and provides vital hope. Above all, it is a powerful personal story of love and redemption.
About xigxag
xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK's only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.
There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at $13.95. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from $7.95. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.
Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.
Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.