The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober will help you live a happier and healthier life by revealing the many disadvantages of drinking alcohol and the benefits of going without it permanently.

There are two definitions of the word 'sober' in the Oxford dictionary. One refers to the state of not being drunk; the other as being serious and solemn.

Unfortunately, too many people mix the two definitions and consider sobriety to be boring.

But ditching alcohol can be one of the most freeing choices you make.

Rather than needing to get drunk to find pleasure, you can learn to see that life itself is incredibly intoxicating. All you have to do is give it a chance.

Catherine Gray is a writer who has worked on staff at Cosmopolitan and GLAMOUR.

In The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober: Discovering a Happy, Healthy, Wealthy, Alcohol-Free Life, Gray helps you see why a life without alcohol is far better than you can imagine.