You left early : a true story of love and alcohol /
by Young, Louisa.
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BookPublisher: London : The Borough Press, 2018Description: 407 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780008265175 (hbk.) :; 0008265178 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 YOUSubject(s): Lockhart, Robert, 1959-2012 | Young, Louisa | Alcoholics -- Family relationships | Marriage | Health and Fitness | Health and WellbeingSummary: Louisa first met Robert Lockhart when they were both 17. Their stop-start romance lasted decades, in which time he became a celebrated composer and she, an acclaimed novelist. Always snapping at their heels was Robert's alcoholism, a helpless, ferocious dependency that affected his personality before crippling and finally, despite five years of hard-won sobriety, killing him. There are a million love stories, and a million stories of addiction. This one is truly transcendent. It is at once an utterly compelling portrait of a unique and charismatic man; a bittersweet reflection on an all-consuming love affair; and a completely honest and incredibly affecting guide to how the partner of an alcoholic can possibly survive when the disease rips both their lives apart.
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| 920 YEL Wild romance | 920 YEN Falling leaves return to their roots: | 920 YOR The first half / | 920 YOU You left early : a true story of love and alcohol / | 920 YOU Behind the seams : my life in creativity, friendship and adventure / | 920 YOU Don't forget me / | 920 ZAU Crying in H Mart / |
Louisa first met Robert Lockhart when they were both 17. Their stop-start romance lasted decades, in which time he became a celebrated composer and she, an acclaimed novelist. Always snapping at their heels was Robert's alcoholism, a helpless, ferocious dependency that affected his personality before crippling and finally, despite five years of hard-won sobriety, killing him. There are a million love stories, and a million stories of addiction. This one is truly transcendent. It is at once an utterly compelling portrait of a unique and charismatic man; a bittersweet reflection on an all-consuming love affair; and a completely honest and incredibly affecting guide to how the partner of an alcoholic can possibly survive when the disease rips both their lives apart.
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