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020 _a9780062421098
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092 _a811.54 K1486K 2015
100 1 _aKarr, Mary
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245 1 0 _aLit :
_ba memoir /
_cMary Karr.
250 _aFirst Harper Perennial Olive Edition.
300 _ax, 436 pages ;
_c19 cm
500 _a"Limited edition"--Page 4 of cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aThe 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.
600 1 0 _aKarr, Mary
_xMental health.
_938850
600 1 0 _aKarr, Mary
_xChildhood and youth.
_99457
600 1 0 _aKarr, Mary
_xFamily.
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650 0 _aPoets, American
_y20th century
_vBiography
650 0 _aRecovering alcoholics
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
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650 0 _aMental illness
_zUnited States
_vCase studies.
_938851
650 0 _aAlcoholism
_zUnited States
_vCase studies.
_938852
650 0 _aDysfunctional families
_zTexas.
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651 0 _aTexas
_vBiography
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999 _b03191160