Lit : A Memoir: A Memoir – An Electrifying Story of Sobriety, Motherhood, and Learning to Write with Unflinching Honesty (P.S. Book 3)

Name: Lit : A Memoir: A Memoir – An Electrifying Story of Sobriety, Motherhood, and Learning to Write with Unflinching Honesty (P.S. Book 3)
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Rating: 4.4 (1539 reviews)
Author: Mary Karr

by Mary Karr

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4.4 (1,539)

4.4 stars from 1,539 reviews. Top 85% of Memoir books we track.

400 pages~6.7 hr readPublished by Harper PerennialPublished 2016-06-13

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Perfect for you if...

You've read The Liars' Club and want more of Karr's unflinching voice, particularly her take on addiction, recovery, and what it costs to change.
You're interested in how writers actually develop their craft, and you want to read about it from someone who lived through the mess first.
You appreciate memoirs that don't soft-pedal family dysfunction, motherhood, or faith, and you want to see a woman reckon honestly with all three.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer lighter reads or self-help narratives that wrap things up neatly; Karr dwells in ambiguity and doesn't offer easy answers.
You're uncomfortable with detailed accounts of alcoholism and its collateral damage, including neglect and poor parenting.
You want a straightforward sobriety story; this is as much about becoming a writer and a mother as it is about recovery.

About this book

Lit is Mary Karr's sequel to her memoirs The Liars' Club and Cherry. The book chronicles Karr's journey through addiction and recovery, motherhood, and learning to write. Written with unflinching honesty and irreverent humor, it explores how sobriety, becoming a mother by letting go of her own mother, and living authentically shaped her development as a writer. The memoir documents Karr's escape from alcoholism, from drunken nights to recovery in a church basement meeting. It examines breaking cycles of family dysfunction and finding new ways to love. Karr also recounts her unexpected spiritual journey from the Ivy League to converting to Catholicism and discovering a faith she never anticipated. The book was named a best book of the year by the New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Washington Post, and other publications. It was an NBCC Award finalist.

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