Francisca Orellana Polanka

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A raw and unedited collection of essays, poems, and letters to an alcoholic father. This book explores the evolving feelings of growing up in the shadow of addiction. Francisca's first published book is a glimpse of 3 decades of living, loving, and understanding a man and grieving the loss of a father at different stages of her life. Sometimes an ode, sometimes a monologue, and many times an angry letter, the author seeks to navigate a life that cannot be changed, but that can certainly be understood and accepted. This book is an invitation to explore the unspoken, invisible turmoil that is growing up with an addicted father.