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Books like The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

12 books with a reading profile close to The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke. Practical, inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

The House of Hidden Meanings

by RuPaul

Also practical and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

RuPaul, the drag performer and host of RuPaul's Drag Race, writes a memoir that looks at his upbringing in San Diego, his time in the clubs of Atlanta and New York, and his rise to fame.
2

Love, Pamela

by Pamela Anderson

Also practical and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Pamela Anderson recounts her life from a quiet upbringing on Vancouver Island to her sudden ascent as a global icon in the nineties.
3

A Piece of Cake

by Cupcake Brown

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Cupcake Brown chronicles her life starting from the sudden death of her mother, which triggered a descent into a predatory foster care system.
4

Wishful Drinking

by Carrie Fisher

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Adapted from her solo stage show, this memoir chronicles Carrie Fisher’s life as the daughter of Hollywood royalty Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, and her sudden rise to fame as Princess Leia.
5

The Princess Diarist

by Carrie Fisher

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Carrie Fisher discovered the original journals she kept as a nineteen-year-old actress while filming the first Star Wars movie in London.
6

Will

by Will Smith

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Will Smith recounts his evolution from a fearful child in West Philadelphia to a global box-office leader.
7

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

by Leah Remini

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Leah Remini details her thirty-year history within the Church of Scientology, beginning with her childhood move to the Sea Org in Clearwater, Florida.
8

Counting the Cost

by Jill Duggar

Also practical and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Jill Duggar recounts her evolution from a central figure in a fundamentalist Christian family and reality television franchise to a woman seeking legal and financial independence.
9

Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape

by Jenna Miscavige Hill

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Jenna Miscavige Hill, the niece of Scientology’s leader David Miscavige, details her life within the Sea Organization, the church's elite paramilitary wing.
10

Escape

by Carolyn Jessop

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Carolyn Jessop details her life within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and her eventual flight from the polygamous sect.
11

High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life

by Tiffany Jenkins

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Tiffany Jenkins details her rapid descent from a deputy’s girlfriend to an opioid addict living a fractured existence.
12

Taste: My Life Through Food

by Stanley Tucci

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Stanley Tucci chronicles his life through the lens of specific meals, beginning with his childhood in an Italian-American household in Westchester, New York.

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