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Terry: My Daughter's Life-And-Death Struggle with Alcoholism

George S. McGovern

3.8/5 ( ratings)

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 records... a family drama of love and loss.--
New York Times

Rarely has a public figure addressed such difficult, intimate issues with such courage and bravery. In a moving, passionate memoir, former Senator George McGovern recalls the events leading up to his daughter Terry's death as a result of alcoholism. What McGovern learned from Terry is an unforgettable, poignant tale certain to engender controversy and compassion.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Plume Books

Release: August 01, 1997

ISBN: 0452278236

ISBN 13: 9780452278233

Terry: My Daughter's Life-And-Death Struggle with Alcoholism

George S. McGovern

3.8/5 ( ratings)

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 records... a family drama of love and loss.--
New York Times

Rarely has a public figure addressed such difficult, intimate issues with such courage and bravery. In a moving, passionate memoir, former Senator George McGovern recalls the events leading up to his daughter Terry's death as a result of alcoholism. What McGovern learned from Terry is an unforgettable, poignant tale certain to engender controversy and compassion.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Plume Books

Release: August 01, 1997

ISBN: 0452278236

ISBN 13: 9780452278233

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