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’Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood’ author at UD Nov. 14
4 p.m., Oct. 26, 2006--Koren Zailckas, the author of The New York Times best-seller Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood, will give a talk and read from and sign copies of her book at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14, in 130 Smith Hall. Books will be available for purchase and signing before the event, beginning at 6:15 p.m., and the UD Bookstore is offering 10 percent off the listed book price. Zailckas, now 24 years old, chronicles in her memoir her experiences with binge drinking and explores the culture of excessive drinking, particularly among young women. Her book details her own gradual addiction, after her first drink at age 14, and follows her through her brush with alcohol poisoning at 16, her years of depression, black-outs and troubled friendships, and her moment of realization, at 22, when she finally sought help. This event, which is free and open to the public, is cosponsored by Wellspring, Mosaic, the University of Delaware and the Visiting Women Scholars Fund in UD's Office of Women's Affairs. For more information, call (302) 831-3457. |
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