A memoir. A family. A way forward.

Some family stories
take a lifetime
to tell.

Growing up with an alcoholic parent leaves stories we don’t always know how to tell. In Shadows of Sobriety, I begin telling mine—through memories of family, the questions that stayed with me, and the faith that helped me move forward.

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From Chapter 7: a father’s medals

From Chapter 7

“One October day in 2024, an envelope arrived from the U.S. Navy Personnel Command. It had taken nearly five years since I’d first requested them, but there in my hands were my father’s World War II commendations: the Air Medal 2, the American Campaign Medal, and his Honorable Discharge. I held them quietly, feeling the weight of what they represented – not just his service in war, but the battles he fought long after the war ended, the ones between him and the world, between him and me.”

Shadows of Sobriety by Keith Burton, full front cover showing a figure walking through a sunlit forest — Available in print, ebook & audio

“Keith Burton has written the most honest memoir I’ve ever read.”

Billy Shore · Author & founder of Share Our Strength

Keith Burton, author of Shadows of Sobriety — Keith Burton, author of *Shadows of Sobriety*.

Hello, I’m Keith

A life is more than
its hardest chapters.

I’ve spent much of my life helping others find the words. Writing this book meant finding my own voice.

These pages return to a childhood shaped by alcoholism, the silences in my family, and my search for understanding. They also make room for faith, gratitude, and the people who helped me along the way.

I’m sharing what I’ve lived and what I’m still learning. Perhaps something here will speak to your own story.

Keith

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