Author: Lara Love Hardin

Genre: Memoir

Publication Date: August 1, 2023 (available now)

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

Lara Love Hardin was a California soccer and PTA mom, seemingly doing all of the right things, but beneath the surface she was a hard-core drug addict stealing from her neighbors. After she was convicted of 32 felonies, she experienced the loss of everything she once had; her home, her marriage, her relationships with her four sons. Her memoir, The Many Lives of Mama Love, takes readers through her past lives as a college graduate, successful businesswoman, drug addict, prisoner, parolee, and woman struggling to make her way on her own.

I absolutely loved this book, and flew through it. The writing is exceptional and raw, and the ways in which she is able to express who she was and what she was feeling through each stage of her life was incredible. I cannot recommend this book enough.