{"id":88,"date":"2023-11-11T18:11:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T18:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2023-11-16T18:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:12:06","slug":"crank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/?page_id=88","title":{"rendered":"CRANK"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"ABOUT THE BOOK<\/span><\/h3>\n

CRANK A New York Times bestseller, is loosely based on my older daughter\u2019s story of addiction to crystal meth.<\/p>\n

Released in October 2004, the novel, my first, quickly found a following, due to its timely subject matter, interesting format and honest portrayal of a \u201cgood girl\u2019s\u201d fall from grace<\/p>\n

Crank began as a personal exploration of the \u201cwhy\u2019s\u201d behind my daughter\u2019s decisions, and what part I might have played in them.<\/p>\n

By writing the story from \u201cmy daughter\u2019s\u201d perspective, I learned a lot, both about her, and about myself. But I also learned a lot about the nature of addiction, and the physiology of this particular substance.For those struggling with similar addictions, there is help, but the road to recovery is not easy. The addict has to want to get well. Rehabilitation cannot be forced.<\/p>\n

For those who love someone struggling with addiction, learn as much as you can about how a substance works on the brain. This will help divorce you from the overwhelming emotion involved.<\/p>\n

BOOK EXCERPT<\/span><\/h3>\n
\n
\n<\/div>\n
JUST BEFORE THE DROP<\/h5>\n

You know how you<\/p>\n

stand and stand and stand
\nin line for the most
\ngigantic incredible roller
\ncoaster<\/p>\n

you\u2019ve ever dared attempt.<\/p>\n

Anticipation swelling,
\nminute by minute by minute,
\nyou choose to wait even
\nlonger, to ride in the front
\ncar<\/p>\n

and finally it\u2019s your turn.<\/p>\n

They buckle you in, lock the
\nsafety bar with a jolting clunk!
\nHook engaged, the chain jerks
\nyou forward. You start to
\nclimb<\/p>\n

Crank-crank-crank.<\/p>\n

 
\nCresting the top, time
\nmoves into overtime
\nas you wait for that scant
\nhesitation, just before you<\/p>\n

drop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABOUT THE BOOK CRANK A New York Times bestseller, is loosely based on my older daughter\u2019s story of addiction to crystal meth. Released in October 2004, the novel, my first, quickly found a following, due to its timely subject matter, interesting format and honest portrayal of a \u201cgood girl\u2019s\u201d fall from grace Crank began as a personal exploration of the \u201cwhy\u2019s\u201d behind my daughter\u2019s decisions, and what part I might have played in them. By writing the story from \u201cmy daughter\u2019s\u201d perspective, I learned a lot, both about her, and about myself. But I also learned a lot about the nature of addiction, and the physiology of this particular substance.For those struggling with similar addictions, there is help, but the road to recovery is not easy. The addict has to want to get well. Rehabilitation cannot be forced. For those who love someone struggling with addiction, learn as much as you can about how a substance works on the brain. This will help divorce you from the overwhelming emotion involved. BOOK EXCERPT JUST BEFORE THE DROP You know how you stand and stand and stand in line for the most gigantic incredible roller coaster you\u2019ve ever dared attempt. Anticipation swelling, minute by minute by minute, you choose to wait even longer, to ride in the front car and finally it\u2019s your turn. They buckle you in, lock the safety bar with a jolting clunk! Hook engaged, the chain jerks you forward. You start to climb Crank-crank-crank.   Cresting the top, time moves into overtime as you wait for that scant hesitation, just before you drop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-88","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231,"href":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}