Bloomsbury

A profoundly lyrical, digressive mapping of her fame-and-family decades ... This third memoir finds Smith unhomed, at times almost unhinged, as she does her utmost to ward off those Beaten Generation... — MOJO More…

This is an excellent book - unmissable for 'breaker fans and with much to offer anyone who is interested in the politics of punk — International Times More…

In his view, the Wild Tchoupitoulas is both a harbinger of that future and a symbol of the past that is long gone now. For a long essay/short book, [Bryan Wagner] does a great job, and he never... — OffBeat More…

Smith pares down her prose to a state of vivid impressionism, so enigmatic that even ordinary acts - preparing mint tea, nodding off while sewing - take on spiritual weight ... The passages evoking... — The Observer More…

This is a paean to a lost age of wild rock'n'roll and decadent rock'n'roll journalism -- Louis Wise — Sunday Times More…