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In My Blood by John Sedgwick
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In My Blood

Six Generations of Madness and Desire in an American Family

John Sedgwick

HarperCollins · 2008-01-29

In My Blood: Six Generations of Madness and Desire in an American Family

HistoryBiography & MemoirHistoryGiftsAmerican

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Who It's For

  • Good for readers who enjoy Biography & Memoir
  • Good for readers interested in history
  • Strong fit for readers who prefer grounded, real-world context.

What You Get

  • Themes: History, Gifts, American.
  • Reading lane: Biography & Memoir and History.
  • Publisher: HarperCollins.

About This Book

While working on his second novel, John Sedgwick spiraled into a depression so profound that it very nearly resulted in suicide. An author acclaimed for his intimate literary excursions into the rarified, moneyed enclave of Brahmin Boston, he decided to search for the roots of his malaise in the history of his own storied family—one of America's oldest and most notable. Following a bloodline that travels from Theodore Sedgwick, compatriot of George Washington and John Adams,...

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While working on his second novel, John Sedgwick spiraled into a depression so profound that it very nearly resulted in suicide. An author acclaimed for his intimate literary excursions into the rarified, moneyed enclave of Brahmin Boston, he decided to search for the roots of his malaise in the history of his own storied family—one of America's oldest and most notable. Following a bloodline that travels from Theodore Sedgwick, compatriot of George Washington and John Adams, to Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol's tragic muse, John Sedgwick's very personal journey of self-discovery became something far greater: a spellbinding study of the evolution of an extraordinary American family.