Lotta Dann started drinking alcohol at 15, trained as a journalist at 18, and spent 20 years perfecting both skills.
After deciding to stop drinking, she started the anonymous blog, Mrs D is Going Without, which is also the title of her new memoir (Allen & Unwin, ISBN: 978-1-87750-539-3). Read an extract on this page.
Kim Hill talks to Lotta Dann about her journey.