
The book recounts Auder’s childhood growing up in the 1970s and ’80s in the grungy glory of Manhattan’s Chelsea Hotel, where she shared a tiny apartment with her mother, Viva, the Warhol underground film star, and her half-sister, Gaby Hoffmann, an actor.

“Seeing Alexandra was sad - a big rug-rat hanging off Viva - she’ll probably turn out a mess.” But Alexandra Auder uses it as the epigraph for her impossible-to-put-down memoir, “Don’t Call Me Home,” a must-read for children of narcissistic parents. It takes guts and a sense of humor to kick off your debut memoir with an insult from Andy Warhol. “Don’t Call Me Home,” by Alexandra Auder (Viking)

This cover image released by Viking shows "Don't Call Me Home" by Alexandra Auder.
