TY - BOOK AU - Dann, Lotta, TI - Mrs D is going without: I used to be a boozy housewife. Now I'm not. This is my book SN - 9781877505393 : U1 - 362.292092 23 KW - Dann, Lotta, KW - Alcoholics KW - New Zealand KW - Biography KW - Women alcoholics KW - Blogs KW - Psychological aspects N1 - "A memoir"--Cover N2 - Mrs D is an alcoholic, albeit a very nice, respectable, articulate and groomed alcoholic. This is an honest, upfront, relatable account of one suburban housewife's journey from miserable wine-soaked boozer to self-respecting sober lady. This book is an inspirational tale of self-transformation, addiction and domesticity. This book lays out the entirely unexpected solo journey Mrs D took in the first year of her sobriety, and reveals the incredible online support that came through on her confessional blog, a blog intended to be a private online diary but which turned into something else quite remarkable ER -