Lit : a memoir
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Harper Perennial, 2010.
ISBN
9780060596996, 0060596996
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Clarendon Hills Public Library - Stacks | BIOGRAPHY KARR | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | BIOGRAPHY KARR, M. | On Shelf |
Evergreen Park Public Library - Stacks | B KARR | On Shelf |
Homewood Public Library District - Stacks | 818.54 KAR | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alcoholism -- United States -- Case studies.
Autobiographies.
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.
Autobiographies.
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.
More Details
Published
New York : Harper Perennial, 2010.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 386 pages, 20 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780060596996, 0060596996
Notes
General Note
Originally published in hardcover: New York : Harper, 2009.
General Note
Includes P.S. Insights, interviews & more: information about and interview with the author, other titles by the author, and the author's list of recommended nonfiction.
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.
Awards
10 best books, The New York Times Book Review.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Karr, M. (2010). Lit: a memoir (First Harper Perennial edition.). Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Karr, Mary. 2010. Lit: A Memoir. Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Karr, Mary. Lit: A Memoir Harper Perennial, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Karr, Mary. Lit: A Memoir First Harper Perennial edition., Harper Perennial, 2010.
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