Mother's Ruin
the Extraordinary True Story of How Alcohol Destroys a Family
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2008
Summary
Nicola Barry grew up in well-to-do Murrayfield, Edinburgh. Her father was a hospital consultant, her mother was medically trained, her brothers boarders at public school. But behind the closed doors of their imposing family home, her mother was drinking herself to death. A beautiful, quirky woman, this is the story of how Monica Barry became a prisoner to alcohol and a prisoner in her own home, her addiction slowly sucking the life out of her. And how - with her father at work, and her brothe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755316748 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755316746 |
| Author: | Nicola Barry |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Nicola Barry
Nicola Barry is a feature writer and columnist, currently with the Sunday Express and Press and Journal. She also worked at the Edinburgh Evening News for five years and the Scotsman. She is a recent graduate of the celebrated MPhil course in Creative Writing at Glasgow University and is currently studying for a PhD in the same field. She has won various press awards, mainly for her writing on social issues and for her columns. She lives with her partner and dog in Edinburgh.
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