Book Review ARC ~ IN SEARCH OF A SALVE

In Search of a Salve: Memoir of a Sex Addict

by K E Garland

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SYNOPSIS – In Search of a Salve is the written personification of what it means to stare the truth of yourself in the mirror and accept it wholeheartedly. In stories tender and raw, K E Garland invites readers on the journey of her life as she discovers herself, her sexuality, and subsequent sex addiction.

No topic is too taboo or off limits; from the sexual assaults she suffered as a child to the exhibitionism displayed and multiple abortions she had as an adult. Garland weaves the seedy and secretive world of a sex addict with her words, removing the erotic and replacing it with the reality of what it means to live a double life; lying to and cheating on the ones you love.

But like anyone wanting to see the other side of addiction, Garland had to do the necessary work to put her urges in perspective and her desires in check. In Search of a Salve is the memoir of someone who’s spent years excavating her interior; rooting out what never belonged and pouring in all that she needed to live courageously bold, honest, and healing.

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MY THOUGHTS – A moving and honest memoir on hard subjects of real life. The author went through a lot from a young age, and shares her experiences beautifully. One of my favorite writers, I think this is her best work yet. So inspiring.

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PUBLISHER – New Reads Publications – 354 pages

PUBLICATION DATE – Sept 26, 2023

MY RATING – 5/5 STARS

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR – K E Garland is an award-winning creative nonfiction writer and blogger based in Florida. She uses personal essays and memoir to de-marginalize women’s experiences with an intent to highlight and humanize contemporary issues. Her work has appeared in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope, All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the World-Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom, and other anthologies. She’s married with two adult daughters and is an associate professor at a community college.

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