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

Author/Contributor(s):	McGovern, George
Publisher:	Plume
Date:	8/1/1997
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

"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.