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Sweet Mystery: A Book of Remembering is the acclaimed memoir of journalist Judith H. Paterson. In this "autobiography of survival," Paterson recovers long-suppressed memories of her mother's early death from a virulent combination of alcoholism and mental illness--and in those memories, finds the key to her own survival. Paterson traces her mother's death not only to alcohol but to a generations-old legacy from the Civil War, a Southern legacy of pain, denial, and family dysfunction. Reviews from the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today and literary journals nationwide hailed Paterson's autobiography for its courage and its exquisite writing. This site provides information about the memoir and its author, excerpts from this work and her works in progress, and links to related sites on alcoholism, depression, and genealogical research.
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