All posts tagged "memoir"
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988Books & LiteratureBook Review: Always Home, Always Homesick, by Hannah Kent
MEMOIR: In a land of ethereal beauty, within a culture soaked in myth, a young woman discovers the story that will change her life.
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787Books & LiteratureBook Review: Suddenly Single at Sixty, by Jo Peck
MEMOIR: This inspiring, witty and at times hilarious memoir tells the story of the road from shock and despair to an unexpected new life, of friendship, romance and racy sex—proof that being suddenly single at sixty is not the end, it’s an opportunity for a fabulous new beginning.
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512Books & LiteratureBook Review: Because I Love Him, by Ashlee Donohue
MEMOIR: Because I Love Him by Ashlee Donohue is a memoir of privileged insight into strong family ties, the intricacies of relationships and the unspoken expectations within urban Aboriginal communities.
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500Books & LiteratureBook Review: Prehistoric Joy by Andrew Sneddon
MEMOIR: A 'bold, brutal, beautiful' memoir of growing up in the criminal underbelly of Queensland’s Gold Coast in the 1980s.
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1.9KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Berserker! by Adrian Edmondson
MEMOIR: With wisdom, nostalgia and uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life and comedy: starting out on the alternative scene, getting arrested in Soho, creating his outrageously violent characters and learning more about his curious (possibly Scandinavian) heritage.
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Back to Bangka, by Georgina Banks
MEMOIR: Georgina Banks searches for the truth of what happened to her Great Aunt ‘Bud’, killed in the Second World War.
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1.8KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Woman in Me, by Britney Spears
MEMOIR: The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: My Friend Anne Frank, by Hannah Pick-Goslar
MEMOIR: In this never-before-seen memoir, Bergen-Belsen survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar shares incredibly powerful words on the final untold portrait of her childhood friend, Anne Frank.
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986Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Crossing, by Sophie Matterson
MEMOIR: An epic story of leaving everything behind to find purpose, adventure and love by crossing 4750km of rugged Australian terrain with five wild camels, from the winner of the 2022 Australian Geographic Spirit of Adventure Award.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Pageboy, by Elliot Page
MEMOIR: The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru, by Hugh Bonneville
MEMOIR: The laugh-out-loud, poignant memoir from one of Britain's best loved actors.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: So Far, So Good, by Aaron Fa’Aoso
MEMOIR: Aaron Fa'Aoso talks frankly about love, pain, making mistakes and finding happiness again, as well as the impacts of racism and the challenges of remote communities. A rich and vivid reflection on life told with generosity, humour, emotion and optimism.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Biblical: Rob Halford’s Heavy Metal Scriptures, by Rob Halford
MEMOIR: Rob Halford's A-to-Z of Rock and Metal shares reflections on music, touring, bands and more after fifty years of living the metal life.
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1.8KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man, by Paul Newman, edited by David Rosenthal
MEMOIR: The raw, candid and long-awaited autobiography from one of the greatest icons of the 20th Century.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Time of My Life, Myf Warhurst
MEMOIR: From the much-loved Myf Warhurst comes a captivating and joyous memoir of wisdom, humour and heart that unleashes the music within us all.
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4.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Waypoints: My Scottish Journey, by Sam Heughan
MEMOIR: In his first full autobiography the award-winning actor and bestselling author of Clanlands, Sam Heughan, sets out along the West Highland Way to explore his life and reflect on the personal waypoints that define him.
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2.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Who I Am, by Melanie C
MEMOIR: For the first time ever, Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, tells her amazing life story in her own words and gives a full and honest account of what life was really like in The Spice Girls.
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2.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: It’s a Shame About Ray, by Jonathan Seidler
BIOGRAPHY: IT'S A SHAME ABOUT RAY is a memoir about family, love and the power of music.
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1.8KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Boy from Boomerang Crescent, by Eddie Betts
BIOGRAPHY: The Boy from Boomerang Crescent is the inspirational life story of a champion, in his own words.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Holy Woman, by Louise Omer
MEMOIR: Louise Omer was a Pentecostal preacher and faithful wife. But when her marriage crumbled, so did her beliefs.
