{"product_id":"9781399606127-hit-so-hard","title":"Hit So Hard","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunningly candid portrait of the Seattle grunge scene of the '90s and a memoir of an addict during the last great era of rock 'n' roll excess, by Hole drummer Patty Schemel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOREWORD BY AUDREY GOLDEN, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eI THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SPEAK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHit So Hard\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of renewal and hope; a window onto the 90s Seattle grunge scene, and a testament to the enduring power of the music Patty helped create as drummer in Hole with Courtney Love. With a brand new introduction by Audrey Golden to cast a new light on the book today, and published for the first time in the UK as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, \u003ci\u003eHit So Hard\u003c\/i\u003e documents her life in the band, battle with addiction and descent into homelessness on the streets of LA; and her rewarding path to sobriety and happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Though \u003ci\u003eHit So Hard\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately a deeply personal story, it's also the story of one of the most successful bands of the '90s: Hole.Schemel describes her years with the band with the same unflinching honesty and eye for telling detail that she brings to all parts of her life' LA Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Not a book one should approach lightly or 'just' for the behind the scenes tales. If you want them, you'll certainly get them, but they're not why you should read.[Schemel's] voice is an engaging one throughout, honest but not tendentious, often vivid in her sense of exact detail'\u003cbr\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41514744971361,"sku":"9781399606127","price":12.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_23775904.jpg?v=1715848926","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399606127-hit-so-hard","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}