“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

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

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

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

  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.

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