Lit : a memoir / Mary Karr.
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TextEdition: First Harper Perennial Olive EditionDescription: x, 436 pages ; 19 cmISBN: 9780062421098; 0062421093Subject(s): Karr, Mary -- Mental health | Karr, Mary -- Childhood and youth | Karr, Mary -- Family | Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography | Recovering alcoholics -- United States -- Biography | Mental illness -- United States -- Case studies | Alcoholism -- United States -- Case studies | Dysfunctional families -- Texas | Texas -- BiographySummary: The author reveals how, shortly after giving birth to a child she adored, she drank herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled mother, reaching the brink of suicide before a spiritual awakening led her to sobriety.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 921/KARR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844400088973 |
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Includes bibliographical references.
The author reveals how, shortly after giving birth to a child she adored, she drank herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled mother, reaching the brink of suicide before a spiritual awakening led her to sobriety.
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