The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

320 Pages, Published In 2025

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A chilling memoir set in the age of social media that exposes the hidden trauma of a family of six raised under constant mental and emotional abuse by a controlling mother and her trusted relationship coach. Behind the viral 8 Passengers family YouTube vlog—which reached 2.5 million subscribers by 2020—the eldest daughter recounts a childhood shaped by fear, manipulation, and silence. The narrative culminates in the 2023 arrests of the two women and the shutdown of the viral channel.