My Name Is Izzy

By Izzy Covalt

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0894071289
• ISBN13: 9780894071287
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Strawberry Hill Pr
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 6.3" x 0.5"

Customer Reviews

A well-written book

This is a well-written book. Izzy shares deep personal experiences of her life, that tell of very deep lows as well as exhilarating highs. It is very easy to relate her experiences to similarities in your own life. Some of the depths she reached were different circumstances than mine, but the feelings were similar and they led to destructive results. The intriguing story has you feeling that you personally know her family and friends, and they become your family.Izzy has always been a loving, caring, warm, helpful, overly busy person. When these qualities are not reciprocated they can, and often do, lead to a depression of one form or another. Hers came out in alcoholism. One does not have to be an alcoholic to appreciate and receive help from this book. It does help to be open and seeking whatever it takes to better one's own life. She made it through all these hard experiences; so why can't I do the same?

Great book by a terrific woman

The author, Isabel Covalt, grew up on a hardscrabble farm during the great depression. She entered nursing school, but was booted out for the sin of getting married. She and her husband established a successful chain of restaurants. When he died suddenly, she became captain of the ship.She then successfully fought the billionaire Hunt brothers, when they tried to put her out of business with a groundless lawsuit.Meanwhile, she was struggling with alcoholism, a disease which nearly brought her down. The story of her life is an inspiration for us all. And before you're done, you'll be calling her Izzy.