Lit A Memoir |
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Author:
| Karr, Mary |
Read by:
| Karr, Mary |
ISBN: | 978-0-06-196715-3 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint: | HarperAudio |
Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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Lit follows Mary Karr's descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness-and her astonishing resurrection.Karr's longing for a solid family seems secure when her marriage to a handsome, Shakespeare-quoting poet produces a son they adore. But she can't outrun her apocalyptic past. She drinks herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled mother, reaching the brink of suicide. A hair-raising stint in "The Mental Marriott" awakens her to the possibility...
More DescriptionLit follows Mary Karr's descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness-and her astonishing resurrection.Karr's longing for a solid family seems secure when her marriage to a handsome, Shakespeare-quoting poet produces a son they adore. But she can't outrun her apocalyptic past. She drinks herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled mother, reaching the brink of suicide. A hair-raising stint in "The Mental Marriott" awakens her to the possibility of joy, and leads her to an unlikely faith. Lit is about getting drunk and getting sober; becoming a mother by letting go of a mother; learning to write by learning to live. It is a truly electrifying story of how to grow up-as only Mary Karr can tell it.