HOUSE OF THE MOON – SURVIVING THE SIXTIES By Donna D. Conrad
A riveting memoir by Donna D. Conrad where drugs, sex, and rock ’n roll is just the beginning!
Covina, California, in the 1960s is a clean, white place tParentingo live just twenty-four miles east of Los Angeles. The maze of three-bedroom, two-bath housing tracts is the perfect place for a respectable undercover agent for the State, his wife, teenage son, and two daughters. But beneath the veneer of normalcy lies the truth of a violent, psychopathic father, an alcoholic wife, their pacifist son who is sent to war, and their two daughters—prime candidates for a cultural revolution that is gathering recruits with every toke. House of the Moon is a haunting and ultimately triumphant memoir about coming of age during the decade that changed the world. From encounters with Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and other legends of rock ‘n roll, to loaded shotguns at home, sexual violence in the streets, and flying high on drugs just to get by—this fast-paced memoir brings to life Donna’s quest to change the world—only to find herself changed by the times.
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“This is a very moving, involving, disturbing, and enlightening book that deserves extensive attention. Highly recommended.” Grady Harp – Top 100 Amazon Reviewer
“This astounding story is a book that you just can’t put down, there is always something interesting in every chapter. Overall, this book was an amazing read and gives people who have struggled hope that someday there will be a better future for them. Highly Recommended!” John Kerry – The Reviewer
“Raw, enlightening, and genius. Written in vignettes, House of the Moon, is a cohesive novel chronicling a teen’s drug-induced and violent journey into becoming an adult. This book is both disturbing and beautiful for its honesty.” Terry Persun, Award Winning & Bestselling Novelist, Author of Ten Months in Wonderland.
“Think you know about the 60’s? Think again. In her vivid, compelling, and raw memoir, Donna Conrad takes you inside the darker sides of that mythological time, including brushes with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. Conrad spares no detail, no matter how personal, to get to the truth about the challenges young people, particularly women, faced as the world convulsed with change around them. Read House of the Moon and you’ll never think about the 60’s the same way again.” William Kenower, author of Everyone Has What It Takes: A Writer’s Guide to the End of Self-Doubt.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Donna Conrad is an award-winning author, journalist, activist, and teacher. Her core values revolve around individual empowerment, a sustaining ideal running through the books she writes. Her writing interests include articles for fine-art periodicals, memoir/narrative non-fiction, as well as historical, flash, and paranormal fiction. She is a regular presenter at writers’ conferences. Donna’s life is as varied as her writing. She embraces change as an exciting adventure. She has studied writing with the likes of Alan Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Jack Whyte.
Her first published book, House of the Moon: Surviving the Sixties, is a memoir that explores life in the tumultuous decade that changed the world. Her upcoming four-book historical fiction series, “The Magdalene Chronicles” has been acquired by Cold Creek Press. Book One, The Last Magdalene, will be released April 9, 2024.
