My Mother's House. A Shocking Story of a Perfect Family

Millions of YouTube users followed the exemplary mother of six, Ruby Franke, unaware of what was happening behind the scenes.
The blog "8 Passengers" was a perfect example of a happy American family. But within the walls of the Franke home, children were "not allowed a magical childhood." As Ruby's popularity grew, her parenting methods became increasingly harsh. She transformed care into control, and motherhood into a form of totalitarian power.
Everything changed the day one of her sons ran away in search of food. Soon, police and ambulance cars surrounded their green lawn.

22-year-old Shari Franke opens her eyes to the negative influence of media culture in her memoirs and shares her survival in the home of a despotic mother. It is an inspiring story of how, despite unimaginable pain, it is possible to find freedom while preserving one's inner light.