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June 20, 2025 – Sophie Calon lost her father to alcoholism when he was just 55. Her new book ‘Long Going’ seeks to address the questions all children of alcoholics are haunted by. During a lifetime it slowly gnaws away and hollows out those who are caught in its grip. It ruins relationships, destroys trust, and leaves family and friends feeling hopeless and helpless … An alcoholic doesn’t just destroy themselves. Their self-destruction has a terrible impact on anyone in their immediate orbit. Wanting to help a loved one who won’t, for whatever reason, allow themselves to be helped has a corrosive and confusing effect, particularly on children.
At 50, Sophie Calon’s father was a high-flying lawyer. At 55, he was found dead in Cardiff city centre at Christmas. Meanwhile, he had pinballed between tents, homeless shelters, and prison cells.
