βClap your hands, rattle your jewelry, and twist and shout for Erin Hosierβs Donβt Let Me Downβ¦.Fierce, catchy, hilariousβlike your favorite vinyl punk 45βthis bird can sing. A glorious memoir.β β Brando Skyhorse, author of Take This Man
This fierce and witty memoir about a father-daughter relationship βis a beautifully written, honest, and often funny account of what it is to grow up as a womanβ (Nancy Balbirer, author of A Marriage in Dog Years).
Erin Hosierβs coming-of-age was full of contradictions. Born into the turbulent 1970s, she was raised in rural Ohio by lapsed hippies who traded 1960s rock βnβ roll for 1950s-era Christian hymns. Her motherβs newfound faith was rooted in a desire to manage her husbandβs mood swings, which could alternately fill the house with music or with violence.
With the Beatles providing the soundtrack, Erin grew up adoring her larger than life father, Jack. Together, they bonded over their iconic songs, even as they inspired Erin to question authorityβboth her fatherβs and othersβ.
Donβt Let Me Down is about a brave girl trying to navigate family secrets and tragedies and escape from small-town small-mindedness. With her lyrical and tender writing, Erin βdoesnβt shy away from the complications and contradictions of love, sharing both the best and the worst of her volatile, vibrant father and detailingβin her singular and often hilarious voice, the difficulty of leaving childhood, home, and the people who loved you firstβ (Cynthia DβAprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest).