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I loved reading Mary Karr's previous memoirs LIAR'S CLUB and CHERRY, and was anxiously awaiting the publication of this memoir by the Texas-born Karr. The tough-talking, hard-drinking Mary in this memoir made my heart ache with sympathy and admiration. Painful battles with fear, anger, anxiety and alcoholism are overcome by her ability to learn to believe in a Higher Power, to let go, and to stop the constant negative self-talk that tormented her for so much of her life.
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Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr
e.m.higgins, January 2, 2011
I loved reading Mary Karr's previous memoirs LIAR'S CLUB and CHERRY, and was anxiously awaiting the publication of this memoir by the Texas-born Karr. The tough-talking, hard-drinking Mary in this memoir made my heart ache with sympathy and admiration. Painful battles with fear, anger, anxiety and alcoholism are overcome by her ability to learn to believe in a Higher Power, to let go, and to stop the constant negative self-talk that tormented her for so much of her life.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)