Mother noise : a memoir
(Book)

Originally published in hardcover in 2022 by Simon & Schuster.

"Cindy House knows her good fortune. Recovered and sober for twenty years after a death-defying heroin addiction, having survived a difficult divorce, she has successfully pursued her MFA and is settled in her new family life with her beautiful son. But as MOTHER NOISE opens, that son is nine years old, inquisitive, and observant. And Cindy finds herself grappling with the question: How do I discuss my past with my child? What do we owe our children? It's a question every parent must ask, but writ large when that parent has recovered from addiction. With unblinking candor, pathos, and humor, Cindy House toggles between her troubled past and her current reality as an author, graphic artist, and mother. In beautiful prose and drawings, she explores the inconceivably dark episodes that border on the absurd -- and the moments of deep grace -- that have defined her life." -- Back cover.