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Last Call for Alcohol by Susan Erling Martinez is a first hand account of a woman's struggles with alcoholism within her family.   In Last Call for Alcohol she speaks of her experiences growing up around alcoholism and how that made her into the adult she became.  But, Susan Erling Martinez primarily writes about her second marriage from the first moment they met to where they are today.

Susan Erling Martinez has written four books and is a speaker on topics including addiction, pregnancy loss, spirituality, and self-empowerment.  She is also a certified hypnotherapist and works a great deal in assisting people after the loss of a child at birth.  Her style is concise and speaks well to the reader.  She gets her point across quickly and at points her writing speaks with a lot of passion.  Although the subject is deep in nature, it’s very easy to read. 

The title suggests more of a guide to help marriage through the recovery process, but the author focused primarily on her story.  If you’re looking strictly for a book to help you through the hard times keep looking.  But, if your looking for a book that will inspire you to keep love in your life, and keep trying despite the damage of alcoholism to a marriage, this is may be what your looking for.  Even if you haven't had a personal battle with alcoholism, the book could bring a lot of insight into people who haven't had personal experiences with co-dependent relationships.

Reviewed by Joseph K. Young, eBook Reviews Weekly

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EDINA SUN CURRENT  July 17, 2002

Last Call for Alcohol is the story of how Susan Erling Martinez met and married her soul mate, only to find out a few months after the wedding that he was an alcoholic.

After his 28 years of drinking, four stints in rehabilitation, and four DWI convictions, Martinez was able to bribe her husband into getting sober by offering to buy him a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

This is not a traditional recovery book--it's a "spiritual adventure."

Reviewed by Laura Waldon, Minnesota Sun Newspapers
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PIONEER PRESS August 25, 2002
 

"Last Call for Alcohol: Healing a Marriage Harmed by Alcohol Abuse" by Susan Erling Martinez:

This is not a "how-to'' book on living with an alcoholic, although that's what Erling Martinez did for years. Instead, it's the author's memoir of the toll her husband's disease took on her, especially since she is the granddaughter of alcoholics.

This book might not be for everyone, since Erling Martinez talks about going to a psychic and sometimes seeing angels' lights. Still, she is honest and pulls no punches.

Erling Martinez and her husband, Tj, live in Edina. She is a certified hypnotherapist and holds a black belt in karate.

(For ordering information, access www.tjsusan.com.)

Reviewed by Mary Ann Grossman

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