The Other Woman at the Well

by Judith Ann Hillard

Hillard's autobiography reveals how an addiction to cocaine cost her almost everything in her life. Her story is astonishing in its candor and passion. (Christian) This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1600348777
• ISBN13: 9781600348778
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Xulon Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Drink from the well of The Other Woman

In spite of knowing better, I had to stop and remind myself repeatedly that this woman is no longer submerged in the agony she so vividly describes. The story is sad and sobering, though Judith is quite articulate and possesses a playful literary flair. The relentless need to write--even throughout her addiction and recovery--has supplied the raw material from which she draws frightening glimpses into her drug induced insanity. She weaves them into credible (incredible!) vignettes that give you a sense of her desperation and helplessness. That she survived to tell her story is miracle enough. That she tells it so openly and poignantly is remarkable. Judith Ann has much to offer any who would drink from the well of her experience. The woman at the well of Sychar believed in Jesus and discovered within herself a spring of eternal life. The Other Woman at the Well also discovered Life. Well done Jude, my friend.

HOPE THROUGH MIRACLES

Judith, this book was a real eye opener to your suffering and pain of your addiction. I had no idea the pain that you and your family/friends have gone through and in some ways I am glad. The way you put your hand to paper (or computer) was truly like a song. Very well written but that is not a surpirse. You took the readers to places that exist under our very nose and led us out with charm, dignity and Grace (Olivia). Hopefully this story will inspire others with addictions to believe in Hope through Miracles. Keep up the sobriety.

WOW! What a story...

I'd have to say that this book is definitely an eye opener into the world of drugs and where you do not want anyone you know to be including your kids, family members, friends, yourself, or even your enemies. Judith did a great job telling the readers her incredible story and the way she triumphed. In her doing so, you could feel her pain. Enough to never want to go there yourself, and if you have or are, then this book should help you out. Jaime Bradford Arizona

There's hope for all of us

The black void into which addictions led Judith Ann can never be forgotten by anyone who ever loved her. Addictions turned this witty, charming, funny, sensitive, literary and brilliant woman into a faithless shadow. The transformation was heart-breaking, extreme and terrifying. I am not a religious person by any conceivable definition, but I know the hand of God when I see it. This is a story of struggle and redemption and, most importantly, truth. Judith Ann and her daughter, Olivia, are living proof that unseen forces are always working (and in Judith Ann's case putting in overtime) to fashion the perfect solution. If you need proof of a miracle, your search has ended. What a sad, inspiring, and ultimately lovely story. Carol Philadelphia, PA

The Other Woman is in ALL of us in one way or another

I felt I should review the book for my readers, since it just hit the market and you deserve a scan before buying it. I began life in a traditional, Christian home, earned As in school, was a leader, a Homecoming Queen, in the right sorority, etc.... was even in a PhD program at an Ivy League school. THEN one afternoon I experimented with cocaine during a golf tournament and was almost immediately addicted. At first it helped with the dissertation writing as I didn't need "food, sleep, or people." Then it turned on me and I needed (or thought I needed) only it. Just a few months later I flew home weighing 84 pounds, sporting a hemoglobin count of TWO (AIDS patients die at 4), spent many weeks in the hospital with multiple operations and skin grafts and then, when I had finally and utterly given up, the miracles begin to pour into my life. My editors and friends told me as I was writing the book "I laughed. I cried. I laughed while I was crying. Oprah needs to read this book." I hope you will agree with them. I have used humor throughout to counterbalance the sheer ugliness of the places addiction took me. My opening quote is by Catherine Aird, "If you can't be a good example, at least you can serve as a horrible warning." This may give you some idea of the style in which I wrote the book.