She didn’t have much—but she gave us everything.

In All About Alberta, bestselling author Jeannette Mack takes readers on a heartfelt, humorous, and deeply personal journey through the life of the woman who shaped her soul: Alberta Robinson-Hicks-Williams—a woman who raised eleven children with dignity, discipline, and an unmatched dose of divine determination.

This isn’t a fairytale. It’s a real-life tribute told through the eyes of one daughter who watched her mother turn government checks into generational wisdom, hardship into hilarious memories, and a crowded subsidized home into a haven of strength and structure.

With vivid storytelling and vulnerable reflection, Jeannette offers a window into what it was like to grow up under the roof of a woman who never backed down from life’s challenges. Whether she was breaking up sibling fights, correcting disrespectful tones, or threatening wayward boyfriends with “Thomas Funeral Home can hold you if the police can’t,” Alberta taught lessons that stuck.

But this isn’t just a book about growing up. It’s a story about growing through.

Jeannette shares not only the beauty of Alberta’s love but also the tension, the misunderstandings, and the fractures that often come with being part of a big, complex family. She tells her truth with compassion—recognizing that every sibling carries their own story, their own version of Alberta, their own relationship with the past.

This memoir is not a monument. It’s a mirror.
A reflection of a mother who wasn’t perfect, but who was powerful.
A testimony that being low-income doesn’t mean living low-expectation.
And a reminder that the real riches in life are found in the lessons, not the luxury.

If you had a mother who loved hard, led strong, and made sure the house stayed clean and the kids stayed grounded, then All About Alberta will feel like home.
If you didn’t, it will feel like the mother you always wished you had.

This is one daughter’s story.
This is one family’s foundation.
This is All About Alberta.