Mother Noise: A Memoir
by Cindy House
Scribner / Marysue Rucci Books
Hardcover
From the publisher's website:
Mother Noise opens with Cindy, twenty years into recovery after a
heroin addiction, grappling with how to tell her nine-year-old son
about her past. She wants him to learn this history from her, not anyone
else; but she worries about the effect this truth may have on him. Told
in essays and graphic narrative shorts, Mother Noise is a
stunning memoir that delves deep into our responsibilities as parents
while celebrating the moments of grace and generosity that mark a true
friendship—in this case, her benefactor and champion through the years,
David Sedaris.
This is a powerful memoir about addiction,
motherhood, and Cindy’s ongoing effort to reconcile the two. Are we
required to share with our children the painful details of our past, or
do we owe them protection from the harsh truth of who we were before?
With dark humor and brutal, clear-eyed honesty, Mother Noise brilliantly captures and gorgeously renders our desire to look hopefully forward—while acknowledging the darkness of the past.
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