Artists and Vagabonds by Lorena L. Sikorski A truly surprising autobiographical work about the author’s experience growing up with a family of vagabond artists, Artists and Vagabonds: How I Escaped My Mother’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder by Lorena L. Sikorski is a powerful exploration of family eccentricity and dysfunction. Exploring the family history from the 19th century to the present, Sikorski spells out a long history of abuse, co-dependency, and mental illness that ran in the family’s structure, and which ultimately exacerbated her mother’s narcissism. Told in a matter-of-factly style without unnecessary flairs, this memoir offers deep reflections on family bonds and mental health that will be immediately recognizable to those who have had to navigate the conflict between familial connection and neglect, while also offering a strong degree of hope for healing.