From the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain , Young Mungo is both a vivid portrayal of working-class life and the deeply moving story of the dangerous first love of two young men. Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo...
Children of alcoholics
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Author:Stuart, DouglasSummary: -
Author:Huser, GlenSummary:Cosmo the clown is the first bit of light to come into Barbara's life in a long time. At home, she takes care of her abusive father, her grandmother, and Livvy, her sick sister. Cosmo encourages Barbara to join a teen clown workshop he...
- Author:Walls, JeannetteSummary:
Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert...
- Author:Beattie, AnnSummary:
Nina and her brother Andrew share a strong bond: during childhood, they helped each other survive the cruelty of their physician father. Their mother has not fared so well: she is a drunken byproduct of domestic mythology. Now Nina, a...
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Author:Mac, CarrieSummary:When her mother suddenly moves them to a new town, Zoe is unhappy about leaving behind what passes for a normal life. And when the first person she meets turns out to be Beck, who rules her new school with a mixture of intimidation and...
- Author:Danler, StephanieSummary:
From the bestselling author of Sweetbitter , a memoir of growing up in a family shattered by lies and addiction, and of one woman's attempts to find a life beyond the limits of her past. Stray is a moving, sometimes devastating...
- Author:Foon, DennisSummary:
A Canadian drama classic, these two plays--one dealing with racism, the other with alcoholism--explore some of the most pressing issues facing teenagers today.
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Author:Stuart, DouglasSummary:This is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's policies have put husbands and sons out of work, and the...
- Author:Hughes, ClaraSummary:
"From one of Canadas most decorated Olympians comes a life-affirming story of one woman's struggle with depression. In a world where winning meant everything, her biggest competitor was herself. In 2006, when Clara Hughes stepped onto...
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Author:Lanoue, LillianSummary:La crise économique a entraîné plus que son lot de misères au Québec. Les Dansereau de St.John-Iberville, comme on appelait Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu en ce temps-là, n’en seront pas épargnés. Dans ce contexte, quelle vie peut espérer la...
- Author:Marshall, BevSummary:
When a handsome evangelist marries 13- year-old Layla's attractive mother, all seems idyllic. But soon her grandmother dies, her mother has a near-fatal accident, and a family member tries to rape her. After her mom interrupts the...
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Author:Shantz-Hilkes, ChloeSummary:This collection of ten true stories is based on interviews with people who, in their youth, lived with an addicted parent or sibling. The subjects speak honestly about what it was like to grow up with a family member addicted to alcohol...
- Author:Dussault, SandraSummary:
Johan, 15 ans, plus ou moins laissé à lui-même par son père alcoolique, se retrouve parachuté en campagne sur une ferme qui ne sent pas la rose. Dans sa famille d’accueil peu ordinaire, dirigée par une naine et un géant barbu, il...
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Author:Smith, HeatherSummary:Growing up in a picturesque Newfoundland fishing village should be idyllic for sixteen-year-old Kit Ryan, but living with an alcoholic father makes Kit's day-to-day life unpredictable and almost intolerable. When the 1992 cod moratorium...
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Author:Walls, JeannetteSummary:Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the...
