My hope is that if you are reading this book, you will gain an insight into what addiction can do to a family. . . . My hope is that the stigma changes and this ‘taboo’ subject is brought out into the open and we all find the ways to heal—together.

As more and more families are dealing with drug addiction as the opioid epidemic takes over the country, this book comes at just the right time. In a heartbreaking and realistic memoir, Lou Alpert tells the story of her daughter, Crystal’s, five-year journey with heroin addiction.

This book is especially for any family with someone facing the problem of addiction, but the heartfelt story can be read by anyone who wants to dispel the taboo associated with addiction.

For those of us who have luckily stayed away from the world of drugs, the crisis of options and the struggles of fighting a drug addiction are hard to comprehend. This book feels more genuine and open-hearted than anything I have read in a long time.

The topic of addiction is always a hard one to talk about, especially if you are connected to it through a loved one in your life. This is a heartfelt story written by a mom who has been through it all, watching her daughter stumble down the path of heroin addiction.

This story was painful, but so beautifully written. I can’t imagine the struggle the writer had to go through with her daughter and yet she was able to write about it. I can’t relate to the addiction and have never seen someone struggle from addiction, but this really was a tear jerker.

I’ve read Crack, Glass, Go Ask Alice and more tales that chronicle dependency. This story is different in all the best ways. If you’re looking for something entertaining, tear-jerking, and full of questionable morals from the best point of view, this is the book for you.

Surrender: A Love Letter to my Daughter is a rollercoaster ride of emotions that will certainly cause an impact on the reader.

I have had a couple family members struggle with addiction, so this story really hit home with me. You can tell the emotion in the author’s writing as she talks about the life she has had to lead due to the addiction of a loved one. Her writing is well thought out, so the story flows beautifully without ever going off on a tangent like some emotional stories do.

This book by Lou Alpert is a unique story that tells the true tale of how Alpert watched her daughter Crystal struggle through a five-year addiction to heroin.

The book is an emotional journey of mother and daughter, wherein a mother is writing from her viewpoint a five-year challenging drugs addition struggle of her daughter Crystal.