Fragments From a Family Saga of Drinking and Loss
A reflective narrator recalls a midlife man ruined by drink, his loving wife, and two children, followed by another case where a nephew succumbs to alcoholism. An aunt guides a visit to a farm where a rumored son battles addiction, ending with the shock of death from sympathy and sorrow.
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