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by Mary Karr

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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.

Mental healthChildhood and youthFamilyDysfunctional familiesAmerican PoetsMental illnessCase studiesRecovering alcoholicsLarge type booksAlcoholismBiographyWomen, united states, biography
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