House of Pretend: A Memoir

Perfect for fans of The Glass Castle and Educated, this raw, powerful memoir recounts one woman's journey-from gritty 1970s Brooklyn to testosterone-fueled 1980s-1990s Wall Street and beyond-to reclaim truth, identity, and self-worth after trauma.

A powerful memoir of trauma, resilience, and female empowerment, House of Pretend tells the story of a girl who, raised in the shadow of her father's death by an emotionally abusive, narcissistic mother, learns early to perform, to please, and to p...