As a child of alcoholics in her 60's, I kept waiting for introspection from the adult Jeannette. Yeah, she got out and is rich and successful and so are 2 of her siblings. The memoir would have been much more valuable if we had at least learned what damage they are still repairing. The big trap that children of alcoholics fall into is thinking "I'm okay because I look good, go to work", etc. What about their relationships. None of us is perfect, particularly COA's.