Tara McGuire lost her 21-year-old son to a drug overdose. Her first book explores the aftermath. An excerpt from ‘Holden After and Before.’

Tara McGuire is a former broadcaster turned writer whose essays and poetry have appeared in several magazines and on CBC Radio. Holden After and Before is her first book.

Published Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. 

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/09/28/Holden-After-Before-Excerpt/

Tara McGuire lost her 21-year-old son to a drug overdose. Her first book explores the aftermath. An excerpt from ‘Holden After and Before.’ Tara McGuire is a former broadcaster turned writer whose essays and poetry have appeared in several magazines and on CBC Radio. Holden After and Before is her first book. Published Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/09/28/Holden-After-Before-Excerpt/

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