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Reviewed on October 1, 2003
Popular singer and writer Collins (Singing Lessons) centers this"monograph of tears" on her 33-year-old son's suicide in 1992, and the result is a frank and revealing personal work that should resonate with readers who have suffered a similar loss. Collins explores the roots of suicidal tendencies in her family, from her own attempt at age 14 to her father-in-law's suicide, which occurred when her first husband was only 10. She chronicles her son's battle against alcoholism and his seven years of sobrie...Log In or Sign Up to Read More