The House that Held Everything: A Family's Hidden Hoarding and the Secrets Left Behind

by Eileen Stukane

Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction

184 pages, Hardcover

Published November 13, 2025

About the author

Eileen Stukane is the author of the new book "The House That Held Everything, A Family's Hidden Hoarding and the Secrets Left Behind;" a memoir published by Bloomsbury, November 2025. She also is the author of "The Dream Worlds of Pregnancy," as well as "Running on Two Different Tracks," a short ebook published by She Writes Press. Eileen co-authored four popular books on women’s health, "Listen To Your Body" among them. She has held editorial positions at Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, and Self magazines, and for eight years she wrote the “Healthy Eating” column for Food & Wine. Her articles related to women’s health have appeared in Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, McCall’s, Redbook, and numerous other national publications.

Reviews

[Mary Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

A deeply personal, well-written book which tackles a National issue - hoarding- in a completely new way. You don't have to be a hoarder or even know one to be moved by the author's insight into the reasons why we keep what we keep in our private lives.

Her one-year journey clearing out a cousin's jam-packed house leads to family secrets revealed, surprising help from unexpected sources, a new understanding of the power of objects in our lives ... and compassionate insights into the human condition.

This is a warm page-turner, which gave me a new perspective on what to keep, what to let go ... and what memories will live on. Highly recommended!

[Schehl Glander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly a wonderful experience and insight into the life that some of us have dealt with when certain loved ones pass, or don’t have a choice left. As a family member of a hoarder myself, I understand the challenges, laughs, memories, and sorrows of going through a house or space such as theirs. Seeing a similar experience to mine written out clear as day makes me appreciate what I went through and who else helped me through it. As a quick reader, it’s beautiful to see such a big change in life so well written and concise. Thank you Eileen Stukane for the gorgeous experience, It helped me truly move on from what I had to deal with and cherish the memories I was gifted again.

[Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book covered a topic that is not often discussed with useful information and resources. The author tells a story that shows empathy, compassion and offers useful tips for anyone encountering a similar situation.