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And I Don't Want to Live This Life

  • 386 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 1983
  • 5 editions

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1 About this book

For most of us, it was just another horrible headline. But for Deborah Spungen, the mother of Nancy, who was stabbed to death at the Chelsea Hotel, it was both a relief and a tragedy.

Here is the incredible story of an infant who never stopped screaming, a toddler who attacked people, a teenager addicted to drugs, violence, and easy sex, a daughter completely out of control, who almost destroyed her parents' marriage and the happiness of the rest of her family.

Good for readers who want: mental health and a true life story.

  • Mental health
  • Family relationships
  • Biography
  • Women, united states
  • Physician and patient
  • Mothers
  • Girls
  • Family violence

2 About Deborah Spungen

Born 1937

Nancy Laura Spungen (; February 27, 1958 – October 12, 1978) was the American girlfriend of English musician Sid Vicious and a figure of the 1970s punk rock scene. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Spungen was an emotionally disturbed child who was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 15. After being expelled from college, she moved to New York City and became a stripper.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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