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

"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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 08/01/1997
ISBN: 9780452278233
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.36w x 0.63d

Review Citations: New York Times 01/25/1998 pg. 24