Lit : a memoir
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Author
Published
New York, NY : Harper, c2009.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780060596989 (hardcover), 0060596988 (hardcover)
Physical Desc
x, 386 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carpinteria Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 811.54 K188 | On Shelf |
| Goleta Valley Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 811.54 K188 | On Shelf |
| Santa Maria Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 811.54 K188 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, c2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780060596989 (hardcover), 0060596988 (hardcover)
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 . 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 Harper, 2009.
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