Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen
Translated by Michael Goldman
Published by Penguin Classics 2019
ISBN: 978-0241391747
150 pages
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Like the war period this memoir is set in, Ditlevesen courageously narrates her body and mind as occupied territory. The magnetic co-dependency experienced between Ditlevesen, her lovers, and her drugs is a heart-wrenching example of how addiction creates a sense connection within its battleground . By sharing her inner dialogue, readers gain a deeper understanding of how dependency can be veiled as love, leaving Ditlevesen unable to resist her own destruction.
— J. Cherry Sullivan, MPH
Program Coordinator, Hampshire HOPE (Herion/Opioid Prevention & Education)
