Memoirs Books

The Iraq War’s only living Medal of Honor recipient reveals the untold story of the remarkable brotherhood behind one of the war’s legendary acts of valor In 2004, he stormed an enemy stronghold to save his platoon. Fourteen years later, his unit...

AN NPR BOOK-OF-THE-DAY • A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STAFF PICK • A NYLON MUST-READ • A FORTUNE NEW BOOK TO READ IN AUGUST“And, at the center of it all, am I actually nice or am I just performing a role I think I’m expected to play” Mia Mercado is a...

The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERIn 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant survives. Louis Zamperini...

Finding Stevie is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking online. When Stevie’s social worker tells Cathy, an experienced foster carer, that Stevie, 14, is gender fluid she isn’t sure what that term means and looks it up...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Impossible to read with dry eyes or an unaltered mindset’ Sunday Times‘Illuminating and beautiful’ Cathy Rentzenbrink What if everything you thought you knew about death was wrong?How should we prepare for the facts of dying...

Internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass tells the story of one of the first children that she fostered. Little Beth, aged 7, had been brought up by her father after her mother left when she was a toddler. But when he’s suddenly...

One of the most talked-about and best-selling books of last year, this is the no-holds-barred autobiography of a sporting legend driven to the brink of self-destruction The bestseller that has everyone talking. In this, his first, autobiography, ‘Iron’...

On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in Rome… ‘Four Seasons in Rome’ charts the repercussions of that day, describing Doerr's varied adventures in...

A captivating true story that will speak to generations of Australians, from the author of Mezza Italiana.  'Nonno Anni gives me a nudge. "You know, when I first came to Australia, I knew that my life would change forever."' Leaving the small...

Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child. Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable,...

The fifteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass. Danny was petrified and clung to me in desperation as I carried him to my car. Trapped in his own dark world, he couldn't understand why his parents no longer loved or wanted him, and were sending him away...

The eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. This book tells the true story of Cathy’s adopted daughter Lucy. Lucy was born to a single mother who had been abused and neglected for most...

‘I’m going to love my baby and give her lots of attention,’ Jade said. ‘I’ll show my mum she’s wrong.’Jade, 17, is pregnant, homeless and alone when she’s brought to live with Cathy. Jade is desperate to keep her baby, but little more than a child...

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at...

David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on...

A classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure – a bestselling phenomenon of the 1960s Condemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charrière (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he...

If you enjoy quirky humour, puns, and twisted life experiences, this book is for you. Fred's follies will make you laugh, gasp, and understand why it's so important to avoid consuming an excessive amount of meatloaf prior to playing a vigorous hockey...

On her mother's urging to go on and have a big, beautiful, and adventurous life, Karen leaves her home in the country at the tender age of seventeen. Abandoning her family, her horse, and her teenage dreams, she embraces life in the big city of...

This book has been fun to write. It has given us an excuse to relive our 50 years in a loving marriage. We have not had an opportunity because of distance, and other excuses, to get to know most of our extended family. This memoir will help them to know...

Life is full of surprises, isn't it? If you're like this author, perhaps there was a time in your life that you were naive to this reality. I have time and time again been amazed, bemused and sometimes awestruck at how living one's life can careen you...

This memoir/biography is about growing up in England during the fifties and sixties and some experiences I encountered living there during this period. It also describes what influenced me in deciding to migrate to Australia in 1973.Having migrated, it...

This book considers the above situation ravaging our world and individuals who might have experienced personal or business downfalls. The book reviews and points out some practical ways to rise again during adversity and unpleasant situations. The author...

The True Love Story of Charito & Lutz OstwaldCharito's awake dream was surreal. The night was magical, and the music was romantic. The Vienna Waltz, Blue Danube, was captivating. It was almost thirty years ago, but in her heart and mind, it was only...

Based on a true story, a caring family man with a loving wife and newborn son have just moved to a brand new house in a neighborhood on a forest filled hill. However, he must soon start a troubling fight against life's turbulence and continue to keep...

A young girl who manages to make it through a severely troubled childhood to adulthood even though there were times it seemed hopeless, the hurt, struggles, pain, and heartbreak, along with some good times.

"Tonight I heard the wild goose cry,Wingin' north in the lonely sky.Tried to sleep, it weren't no use,'Cause I am a brother to the old wild goose"When I first read Don Millar's "Hooked on Hunting," I was reminded of...