What we learned from Shari Franke's memoir, including a family vlogging factory, years of abuse and Ruby Franke's relationship with Jodi Hildebrandt.

Both Ruby Franke and Hildebrandt pleaded guilty to four counts of child abuse in 2023 against two of Ruby Franke's children, but not Shari Franke. Both Ruby Franke and Hildebrandt were sentenced to four consecutive sentences of one to 15 years in prison.

Shari Franke, the oldest daughter of YouTube family vlogger and convicted child abuser Ruby Franke, revealed what it was like growing up with an abusive parent in a disturbing memoir which hit shelves Tuesday (January 7).

“ [They] condemned queerness very publicly … while embodying it privately,” Shari writes of her mother and her business partner and alleged lover, Jodi Hildebrandt — in “ The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom ” (Gallery Books; Jan. 7).

Shari Franke, the eldest daughter of Ruby Franke, a once-popular family vlogger who was convicted of child abuse, opened up about whether she could ever forgive her mother.

In her twisted logic, she was molding obedience, sculpting compliance with each stinging blow.” Shari Franke writes.

Ruby Franke's daughter, Shari Franke, remembers her last conversation with her mother before she was charged with child abuse her new memoir, "The House of My Mother."

A Daughter's Quest for Freedom' on Jan. 7, a memoir reflecting on the abuse she experienced at the hands of her mom Ruby Franke

In an interview about her new memoir, Shari Franke reflected on her mother’s abuse and relationship with Jodi Hildebrandt.