Overview

Bad Decade is Polina's story: a messy, aching, and brutally honest journey through growing up when the world never felt built for you. After leaving Russia, she's thrown into a new country, a new language, a new version of herself that never quite fits. What starts as loneliness turns into something darker; nights that blur together, bad choices that feel like relief, and a mind that won't stop pulling her under. But this isn't just a story about falling apart. It's about what comes after. It's about clawing your way back: one mistake, one apology, one moment at a time. As Polina learns to stay sober and start over, she discovers that recovery isn't easy. It's harsh, chaotic, and elusive. Bad Decade is a raw coming-of-age saga about addiction, identity, and the hard, beautiful work of saving yourself.

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""Bad Decade is an amazing literary document of teenage addiction and recovery, the resurrection of the strong soul. Written in concise, informative language, it is full of passion for survival. It is a rare document, in the form of a diary, reflecting the formative years of the troubled but wholesome person reclaiming their life through art."" -Andrey Gritsman, author of Crossing the Line (Cervena Barva Press) and Stranger at Home (New Meridian Arts) ""This biographical novel is written not only with compelling sincerity but also with a natural stylistic and compositional deftness that is a rare find, especially in a first book. A gripping page-turner, a modern-day Bildungsroman, and, most of all, a work of true literary talent"" -Alexander Stessin, author of 13 volumes of Russian-language prose and poetry, winner of the 2020 NOS New Literature Prize, 2014 Russian Book Prize, and the 2007 Tamizdat Prize

Author Information

Polina Eisenberg was born in Russia in 1991 and moved to the United States in 2000. She was raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, andattended Hunter College in Manhattan, New York, from 2009 to 2014, earning a BA in Media Studies. Shortly afterward, she pursueda nursing career in Denver, Colorado, completing an 11-month Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at RegisUniversity. She then worked for two years in a psychiatric hospital. Polina currently lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with her belovedboyfriend, Anthony, and their cat, Indiana Jones. She continues to practice as a nurse and enjoys photography, hiking, and filmmaking.

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