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Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy
Maybe someday
36
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
34/100Critics
37/100Scholars
Author:
Eilene B. Zimmerman
Publisher:
Random House
Date:
February 4, 2020
Eilene Zimmerman's ex-husband, Peter, had it all: He was a partner at a prestigious law firm, lived in a $2 million house by the beach, and had two great kids. But a few years after their divorce she started noticing erratic behavior: absenteeism, weight loss, constant exhaustion and sickness. Months later, when she finds him dead, she goes on a journey to investigate how a man she thought she knew had become a drug addict.
What The Reviewers Say
... heart-wrenching.
In Zimmerman’s skillful hands, the compelling narrative unfolds seamlessly and convincingly.
... offers a much fuller account of Peter’s life (and Zimmerman's), and it reports on the factors — including depression, work stress, and competitive consumerism — that fuel white-collar addiction.
...absorbing.
