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The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir

For readers of Carrie Brownstein’s HUNGER MAKES THE MODERN GIRL and Brandi Carlile’s BROKEN HORSES comes a profoundly moving portrait of a remarkable life forged through trial and error, unlikely inspiration and hard work, from critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Neko Case.

Neko Case has long been revered as one of music’s most influential artists, whose authenticity, lyrical storytelling and sly wit have endeared her to a legion of critics, musicians and lifelong fans. In THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU, Case brings her trademark candor and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl “raised by two dogs and a space heater” in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally acclaimed talent.

In luminous, sharp-edged prose, Case shows readers what it’s like to be left alone for hours and hours as a child, to take refuge in the woods around her home, and to channel the monotony, loneliness and joy that comes from music, camaraderie and shared experience into art.

THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU is a rebellious meditation on identity and corruption, and a manifesto on how to make space for ourselves in this world, despite the obstacles we face.

Audiobook available, read by Neko Case

The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir
by Neko Case

  • Publication Date: January 28, 2025
  • Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction
  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1538710501
  • ISBN-13: 9781538710500