Review: Henderson writes a powerful and energetic memoir

“The Ugly Cry” is Danielle Henderson’s powerful and energetic memoir chronicling her childhood growing up in her quirky grandmother’s house after being abandoned by her mother

“The Ugly Cry,” Danielle Henderson (Viking) “The Ugly Cry,” Danielle Henderson’s powerful and energetic memoir, chronicles her childhood growing up in her quirky grandmother’s house. Henderson was abandoned at age 10 by her mother, who ran off with her abusive boyfriend and their newborn baby. And so, Henderson and her brother find themselves being raised by their blunt and sassy grandmother, a woman filled with brash advice and tough love. At the same time, she is also Henderson’s fiercest advocate, a devoted and constant presence in her otherwise chaotic world. Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, the memoir details Henderson’s quest to figure out who she is in the face of the difficult hand life has dealt her.