 Hart has later asserted that the stories that were printed in the book, were completely twisted and changed from how she had written them originally, and was deeply hurt by the controversy that was caused for her family from the book.Her brother Bret has questioned her claim that she was not aware of the book's content before publication.Heath McCoy, the author of the book "" has stated that there is some truth to some of the statements in the book, such as Hart's claim of her mother Helen's alcoholism.