Browsing: Memoirs

An NPR Best Book of the Year: Ariel Levy chronicles her experience with devastating tragedy in this must-read New York Times bestseller. “Unflinching and intimate, wrenching and revelatory… Shimmers with truth and heart on every page” (Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild).

The New York Times bestseller that inspired an Academy Award–nominated film: Years after being separated from his family in India, Saroo Brierley embarks on a journey to reunite with them. “Amazing” (New York Post), with nearly 12,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

“A funny, seasoned take on dashed illusions” (O, The Oprah Magazine): When 60-year-old Meredith moved to Los Angeles for a long-overdue fresh start, she began a courageous journey of reinvention. “Absorbing, beautiful” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline).

“A most enjoyable idyll” (The New Yorker): The Durrells abandon their English home and relocate to a beautiful Greek island in this hilarious account of a young naturalist and his unconventional family. With nearly 20,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

In this vibrant memoir, a naturalist chronicles his family’s experiences on the island of Corfu and the boyhood adventures that inspired his love of wildlife. “A delightful book” (The New York Times Book Review).

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince’s first wife shares a uniquely…

On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised…

“A beautiful, epic tale of love and perseverance” (Booklist): Born into a poor family in India, a young man was inspired by a prophecy about the woman he would one day marry — and rode a bicycle across continents to find her.

Giulia’s sudden psychotic break profoundly changed her marriage. Her husband, Mark, shares their journey in a powerful, compassionate memoir. “This book basically tore out my heart and then lovingly sewed it back in place” (Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire).

This New York Times bestseller chronicles a family’s move from suburban Arizona to Appalachian farmland — and their reconnection to the natural food chain. “Cogent and illuminating” (The New York Times), with over 38,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.