Terry: My Daughter's Life-and-Death Struggle with Alcoholism
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0452278236 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"McGovern's story is riveting as he investigates his daughter's life, reads her anguished and accusatory diaries, interviews her friends and doctors, sifts through the sordid police and medical recordsa family drama of love and loss."—The New York Times Book Review.
Told in direct prose, the tale is a harrowing one. Her father openly examines his role and the causes of his daughter's demise. George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic nominee for President, offers a tragic family drama while confronting the choices of his own life in this story of a daughter's fatal fight with alcoholism. . Teresa Jane McGovern, the middle child of five, began drinking at age 13, was hospitalized for depression after her arrest for smoking pot at age 19, cleaned up for a while in her 30s, but then spiraled out of control until she froze to death in a parking lot after a drinking bin
Manola Sommerfeld said very unselfish account of a personal tragedy. I heard George McGovern talking about this book on NPR when it first came out, but it wasn't till recently that i had a chance to read it. I thoroughly enjoyed it, because it gave me some insight on addiction that i did not have before. Sen. McGovern's intentions in writing this book are laudable, and i have a lot of respect for him. I can only imagine how painful it must have been to re. "is enlightening to someone trying to understand the impacts of" according to crystal marker-hardy. is enlightening to someone trying to understand the impacts of alcholism, and the struggles and acceptances of the individual who is the alcholic and those around them. still reading.. Amazon Customer said yes, buy it. This is an incredibly sad book. I remember George McGovern's run for president as well as the excitement of that time. Reading his take on it around his daughter's alcoholism changes the memory to one much more personal. It's also a really good portrayal of the decent of the alcoholic. From being a good, daddy's girl, to passing out in the snow. The story is all there and true blue. Ther