Everything is under control by Phyllis Grant
A memoir with recipes. And of course everything is not under control from her anorexia as a young dancer to … More Everything is under control by Phyllis Grant
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Friendaholic by Elizabeth Day
I often follow the Blue Zones instagram account. Here they look at the longest lived people around the world and … More Friendaholic by Elizabeth Day
The Instant by Amy Liptrot
Next time I pick up or listen to a memoir, someone shout at me, DON’T! I am not a massive … More The Instant by Amy Liptrot
Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
An unusual family resides in this memoir. A father who is a catholic priest, married and with children, who sits … More Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
Memories from Limon by Edo Brenes
Set in Limon on the coast of Costa Rica, Ramirez travels from London back to his family for a brief … More Memories from Limon by Edo Brenes
Hungry by Grace Dent
This is a book about childhood food, what the government call ‘levelling up’ and the tragedy and face that it … More Hungry by Grace Dent
Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson
Remember: Memoir is your present negotiating with versions of your past for a future you’re willing to show up in. … More Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson
Manifesto: On Never Gving Up by Bernardino Evaristo
If ever a title summarised a book, this one is it. It shows in the form of a memoir how … More Manifesto: On Never Gving Up by Bernardino Evaristo
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy
And so am I. I really have had enough of these trauma memoirs although this one is very well written … More I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy
Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
You really do have to admire Nadia Wassef and her co-founders for creating the bookshops, Diwan in Egypt, when it … More Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef