And there’s no evidence to suggest that she is. Still, some, including the newly Pulitzered memoirist Frank McCourt, have said that Harrison should not have published her book while her father was still living. In a statement last week Harrison said, “In writing this book, I exposed myself and not my father.” But her father told the Observer he feels exposed: “Lots of people know Kathy… I live a public life, I was the pastor of a church… And I can see everything that I am in jeopardy.” He also expressed concern for his three younger children, Harrison’s half-siblings.
Reporter St. John has spoken to Harrison’s father since the article was published. He has now bought the book, but says he hasn’t read it–and he’s discussed Harrison’s allegations with his family. Says St. John, “He had no idea what the fallout of her book would be, but the family was all aware of it and coping.”
