Blackout

''SIMPLY EXTRAORDINARY'' New York Times

''It''s such a savage thing to lose your memory, but the crazy thing is, it doesn''t hurt one bit. A blackout doesn''t sting, or stab, or leave a scar when it robs you. Close your eyes and open them again. That''s what a blackout feels like.''

For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was ''the gasoline of all adventure''. She spent her evenings at cocktail parties and dark b...