Mother's ruin : the extraordinary true story of how alcohol destroys a family / Nicola Barry.
By: Barry, Nicola
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Publisher: London : Headline Review, 2008Description: x, 293 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780755316748 (pbk.); 0755316746 (pbk.).Subject(s): Barry, Nicola -- Childhood and youth | Women alcoholics -- Scotland -- Edinburgh | Mothers and daughters -- Scotland -- Edinburgh | Women alcoholics -- Family relationships -- Scotland -- Edinburgh | Children of alcoholics -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- BiographyDDC classification: 362.2923092 Summary: As a child, Nicola Barry just wanted her mother Monica to be normal - to make the family's meals, to care for their home, to look after her and her brothers and be part of her life. But Nicola's mother was a chronic alcoholic and there was nothing normal about life in the Barry household. Behind closed doors, Monica was drinking herself to death. - Back cover.
| Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TC |
Floor 4, Shelf 38 , Side 2, TierNo 4, BayNo 4 |
362.2923092 BAR (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | GENSH,GENSH,02,GR | 5000088515 |
Originally published: 2007
As a child, Nicola Barry just wanted her mother Monica to be normal - to make the family's meals, to care for their home, to look after her and her brothers and be part of her life. But Nicola's mother was a chronic alcoholic and there was nothing normal about life in the Barry household. Behind closed doors, Monica was drinking herself to death. - Back cover.