The Many Lives of Mama Love

''Lara Love Hardin shares compelling and important truths in her beautifully told personal story.'' PIPER KERMAN, author of the no. 1 New York Times bestseller Orange is the New Black

''Thrilling, funny, heart-breaking and moving. I''ll return to this book when I need to be reminded of the power of the human spirit.'' DAVID SHEFF, author of the no. 1 New York Times bestseller Beautiful Boy

''Hardin is an aptly named genius with a heart of gold'' ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU

''Compelling and timely'' BRYAN STEVENSON, author of the New York Times bestseller Just Mercy

''A hilarious and heart-breaking confession that will not let you go until it is done - and then it will haunt you.'' LORI GOTTLIEB, author of the New York Times Bestseller, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone


Reading was her first addiction; but then came opiates. And so, despite the appearances of a perfect picket fence life,