National Post: From recovery to relapse, how divine intervention failed the troubled genius of John Berryman

By Robert Fulford

National Post

September 26, 2016

Recovery (John Berryman) In Recovery, Berryman presents his agony through a fictional alter ego, Dr. Alan Severance, a biologist with a great reputation. Severance admits he must avoid alcohol but can’t do without its reassurance, which usually ends up being a quart of bourbon a day. In depression, he discusses suicide. A reader wishes that somehow the right people could be found to lead him toward recovery.

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