BookTalk: The House of My Mother
Tuesday May 26 2026 6:00PM
Garland County Library
Program Description
The House of My Mother is a memoir by Shari Franke, the eldest daughter in a family featured in the YouTube channel 8 Passengers (2.5 million subscribers). Behind the picture‑perfect facade of a devout, morally strict mother (Ruby Franke), Shari reveals a childhood marked by abuse—both emotional and physical—as her mother enforced an extreme moral code while portraying the family as perfect to the public.
As the family’s online profile grew, so did the pressure and the severity of the disciplinary methods. Ruby’s involvement with a life‑coach/therapist, Jodi Hildebrandt, and a coaching program called ConneXions intensifies this abuse, creating both religious and psychological control over the children.
Shari narrates her journey of doubting the rules she was forced into, trying to protect her younger siblings, and eventually seeking distance and safety—first emotionally, then physically—through college. She confronts the cost of growing up publicly, the harm of invisibility within her own home (despite being visible to the world), and her slow path toward truth, healing, and freedom.
When
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Tuesday May 26 2026
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Garland County Library
1427 Malvern Ave.
Hot Springs AR 71901
United States
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