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Lit : a memoir / Mary Karr.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060596989
- ISBN: 0060596988
- ISBN: 9780061918131
- ISBN: 006191813X
- ISBN: 9780061939006
- ISBN: 0061939005
- ISBN: 9780060596996
- ISBN: 0060596996
- Physical Description: x, 386 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, ©2009.
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- Formatted Contents Note:
- Escape from the tropic of squalor -- Flashdance -Self help -- Being who you are is not a disorder.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | BIO Karr Karr 2009 | 289894 | Biography | Available | - |