A review by bookedoc
The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

5.0

โ€œ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š ๐›๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ. ๐‡๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐žโ€. 

I flew through this book, which offered readers a powerful story and insight into living with a narcissistic mother from the perspective of her own child. Many of us are familiar with the Franke controversy and trial now, but have not been exposed to their life from the inside once the cameras were turned off. Not only was the book an opportunity for Shari to tell her story and take back some control of the narrative, but it was also a fascinating dive into childhood trauma, human behavior and how people find themselves on a self destructive path. I found both the vulnerability and resilience in Shariโ€™s journey inspiring. 

I highly recommend reading this for the perspective you gain.