“Rebecca Wilson's A House with No Roof is a deeply touching story of spirit, of whatever thrust helps us keep moving forward, and of the sweetness and sorrow of families ... I think her story will blow you away.”      

            — Anne Lamott, author of Imperfect Birds 

  A memoir of longing and coming to terms with irreplaceable loss—and the unexpected ways we survive.
  In 1966, Rebecca Wilson’s father, a Union Leader and civil rights activist, was assassinated on the street in San Francisco. Rebecca— known throughout as “Becky”—was three years old. A House with No Roof is Wilson’s gripping memoir of how the murder of her father propelled her family into a life-long search for solace and understanding.

Learn More

 
  “With grace and confidence and occasional humor, Wilson reconciles what could have been with what actually was.”
 — SF Gate

   “… a tale of grief and great honesty. The book is touching and plainly-told …”
— Thumbnail Book Reviews

  " … Sad, funny and remarkably unbitter ...”
— Pacific Sun

“…an honest story about the bond of a family, a bond that sticks through tragedy.”
— Sacramento News
    & Review

  “If I were a professor and taught a class on the legacy of violence, I would make everyone read this book.”
  — Dr. Joel Fay, retired police     officer and psychologist