br'Raw, unflinching, incredibly brave'b - BBC Woman's Hourbrbr'Visceral and gripping' ' bAmy Liptrot, author of iThe Outrun bibriibriMy name is Liz, and I am the partner of an alcoholic. ibri ibriComing Cleani is a searingly honest moir of loving an alcoholic ' both through the heaviest drinking years and into recovery. br brWhen Liz Fraser's partner fell into a catastrophic vortex of depression and alcoholism, Liz found herself in a relentless hailstorm of lies, loneliness and fear, looking after their young child on her own, heartbroken, mentally shattered and with no idea what was happening or what to do. As she and her family moved between Cambridge, Venice and Oxford, she kept the often shocking truth entirely to herself for a long time, trying in vain to help her partner find a path to sobriety, until she herself finally broke from the trauma and started to speak out ' only to find she was one of hundreds experiencing similar things, also living in silence and fear. br brPart diary, part travel journal and part love letter, iComing Cleani is the true story of addiction of many kinds, mental collapse and heartbreak. Above all, it offers a voice of deep human compassion, strength and hope for recovery. br briI hope that in sharing this story it might change the way addiction is talked about and understood from both sides, encourage open, trusting and supportive dialogue between addicts and those their addiction affects, and provide some solace and help for those who need it ' as I did. i