Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood

by Kristin Hersh

Book Overview

Doony, Ryder, Wyatt, Bodhi. The names of Kristin Hersh's sons are the only ones included in her new memoir, Seeing Sideways. As the book unfolds and her sons' voices rise from its pages, it becomes clear why: these names tell the story of her life. This story begins in 1990, when Hersh is the leader of the indie rock group Throwing Muses, touring steadily, and the mother of a young son, Doony. The chapters that follow reveal a woman and mother whose...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147731234X
• ISBN13: 9781477312346
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.7" x 8.6"