{"product_id":"2940170036493","title":"How to Cook Your Daughter: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the daughter of the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eFather Joe\u003c\/i\u003e: the poignant and ultimately hopeful memoir of a young girl¿s struggle to live a normal childhood in the chaotic '70s, and to overcome sexual abuse by her famous father\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarlier this year, Tony Hendra¿s memoir, \u003ci\u003eFather Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, spent 13 weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller list. The audiobook detailed his life as a comedian who launched the careers of John Belushi and Chevy Chase and helped create such cult classics as \u003ci\u003eThis Is Spinal Tap\u003c\/i\u003e while he struggled with inner demons including alcohol and drug abuse. But there was a glaring omission in his supposed tell-all confessional: his sexual abuse of his daughter, Jessica Hendra, when she was a young girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter more than 30 years of silence, Hendra has decided to reveal the truth. In this poignant memoir, she reveals the full story behind the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e article that rocked the world and detailed her father¿s crimes. But Jessica¿s story is no footnote to her father¿s story. \u003ci\u003eHow to Cook Your Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is also the inspiring story of her own journey and how she was finally able to find healing within, after years of struggling with anorexia, bulimia, and low self-esteem. Set against the backdrop of the chaotic '70s, Hendra¿s memoir follows Jessica and her sister, Kathy, as they strove to make a normal life for themselves amid the madness, sex, and drug abuse that her parents and their friends amp;mdash; many of the household names in the world of show business amp;mdash; participated in. \u003ci\u003eHow to Cook Your Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the hope and heartache of a young girl who was faced with a loss of innocence at an early age, who faced a slow and painful recovery, and who finally found contentment and peace within.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114913251568,"sku":"2940170036493","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170036493_p0.jpg?v=1763699639","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170036493","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}