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This book is one of those books I couldn’t keep to myself. I knew, immediately, who I wanted to share the book with and therefore, I will not be doing this review. Instead, my very dear and long-time friend, C. Rider, will be sharing her thoughts (you’ll understand why in a moment).

The moment she came to me with her thoughts, I told her she had to write it. I wanted this review to come straight from her because it couldn’t have been written any better even if I tried. Please give this review a moment of your time as I feel it is a touching story.

Without further a due…

Fall To Pieces; A Memoir of Drugs, rock ‘n’ Roll, and Mental Illness

By Mary Forsberg Weiland with Larkin Warren

ISBN: 9780061719158

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Hardcover

US $25.99

Review by C. Rider:

As a diehard fan of STP and shortly after following into Velvet Revolver, I’m no stranger to the career and publicly followed personal tribulations of Scott Weiland. I have often wondered what was really going on behind stage, off stage and at home…

As soon as I picked up Mary Forsberg Weiland’s,”Fall To Pieces; A memoir of drugs, rock ‘n’ roll and mental illness”, I couldn’t put it down to save my life. All I heard was this song playing over and over in my mind, reading it page by page by page, seeing it all happen like I was right there with her the entire time. I was able to completely throw myself into her story. I don’t know if it was because I could relate to 99.9% of it (minus the fame and money of course), but I know and could feel every ounce of her emotional turmoil as I too have had my share of addictions and lists of mental disorders. I feel her constant and never ending challenge to maintain sobriety, mental health and motherhood because there is more to life than drugs & rock ‘n’ roll. Mental illness can be harnessed reigned in and controlled.

Mary Forsberg Weiland’s memoir is an inspiration and a light for those who have and those yet to overcome these same or even similar demons that may come our way. Fall To Pieces made me laugh & cry, it made me “itch”, but most importantly, it made me see the light that so many have failed to see. Knowing that there are some still out there with the resolve and the position to help save those from the dark.

Pick up a copy of the Memoir and read it, or gift it. Either way, it has definitely made its way into my top 3 memoirs if not # 1.

To Mary:

                I too had a “Black Hole Sun” experience. I’m a fan of “hospital” food and I will keep you and your family in my prayers.

Regards,

C.Rider

Thank you C. Rider; for writing such an emotional and touching review. I don’t think I could have captured the story the way that you have. I am thrilled to know you and am proud to be sharing your thoughts with my readers. I feel that they will appreciate your thoughts as much as I have. Thank you!!!

About the Book:

Mary Forsberg Weiland—mother, model, bipolar disorder survivor and recovering drug addict—beautifully tells the story of her life and her longtime relationship with Stone Temple Pilots/former Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland in her new book FALL TO PIECES: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Mental Illness (William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; on-sale November 10, 2009), written with Larkin Warren.

About the Author:

Mary Forsberg Weiland lives with her two children in Los Angeles, where she is studying for her certification in drug and alcohol counseling, with a focus on co-occurring disorders. This is her first book.

A former editor at Esquire, Lear’s, and Good Housekeeping magazines, Larkin Warren was a contributing writer to Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop?, the companion book HBO’s documentary of same name. 

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