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(NewsNation) — Former country singer Granger Smith neared a suicide attempt following the death of his 3-year-old son in 2019, his wife writes in a new book.

Amber Smith writes about the incident in her upcoming memoir, “The Girl on the Bathroom Floor.”

"That night, my sweet, incredible husband, the wonderful father of my kids, put a cold Glock 9mm into his mouth," Amber, 43, writes of the singer, in an excerpt obtained by People Magazine.

"I cry even typing this," she adds. "It breaks my heart that he felt like this was the only way out. I

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