Lit : a memoir
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Harper, [2009].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780060596989, 0060596988, 0061939005, 9780060596996, 0060596996
Physical Desc
x, 386 pages ; 24 cm
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Barrington - Biographies & Memoirs (Main Level) | B KARR | On Shelf | |
Bristol (Rogers Free) - Adult Non-Fiction | 92 KARR | On Shelf | |
Burrillville (Jesse Smith) - Adult Non-Fiction | Bio KARR Mary | On Shelf | |
Coventry - Adult Non-Fiction | 92 KAR | On Shelf | |
Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction | B KARR MARY | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Harper, [2009].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780060596989, 0060596988, 0061939005, 9780060596996, 0060596996
Notes
Description
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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alcoholism -- United States -- Case studies.
Dysfunctional families -- Texas.
Karr, Mary -- Childhood and youth.
Karr, Mary -- Family.
Karr, Mary -- Mental health.
Mental illness -- United States -- Case studies.
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Recovering alcoholics -- United States -- Biography.
Texas -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- Texas.
Karr, Mary -- Childhood and youth.
Karr, Mary -- Family.
Karr, Mary -- Mental health.
Mental illness -- United States -- Case studies.
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Recovering alcoholics -- United States -- Biography.
Texas -- Biography.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Karr, M. (2009). Lit: a memoir (First edition.). Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Karr, Mary. 2009. Lit: A Memoir. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Karr, Mary. Lit: A Memoir Harper, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Karr, Mary. Lit: A Memoir First edition., Harper, 2009.
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