Best Memoirs By Women - April 2024

Educated: A Memoir

• ASIN: 0399590501
• ASIN: 0399590501
• Brand: Manning
• Manufacturer: Random House

Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii

For fans of The Glass Castle and Educated, comes mystery author Toby Neal’s personal story of surviving a wild childhood in paradise.We never call it homeless. We're just "camping" in the jungle on Kauai...We live in a place everyone calls paradise. Sure, Kauai’s beautiful, with empty beaches, drip-castle mountains, and perfect surf...but we’ve been "camping" for six months, eating boiled chicken feed for breakfast, and wearing camouflage clothes so no one sees us trespassing in our jungle hideout. The cockroaches leave rainbow colors all over everything from eating the crayons we left... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07J9LYX1P
• ASIN: B07J9LYX1P
• Manufacturer: Neal Enterprises

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: A Daughter's Story

This story is about an Italian Catholic family that came to America on vacation and never returned to their homeland. When their youngest unwed daughter became pregnant, her family disowned her. It was 1949. Abortions were illegal. She was seventeen when she gave birth. She was my mother.This book chronicles the effects the birth of an unwanted child had on three families and three generations. It takes you through the unsettling chain of events that followed when my mother’s family sent her away. It shares her fight for survival to care for us, and how she eventually gave up and left me wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: B078S2K5CT
• ASIN: B078S2K5CT
• Manufacturer: Daniella DeChristopher LLC

Spilled Milk: Based On A True Story

"Randis later would testify at a criminal trial against her father, who was sentenced to prison for his crimes. He was sentenced to up to 16 years in 2004. Her painful — and ultimately triumphant — story is recounted in Randis' first novel, "Spilled Milk." - Brown, Stacy. Interview with the Pocono Record Newspaper "Spilled Milk is a story about resilience. The strength of the human mind and will power to live a better life." - The Weekly Sparkle"Beautifully written, hauntingly real, Spilled Milk is a must read for any young adult today." - F.P Lione, AuthorBrooke Nolan is a battered chil... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00D9GY2BU
• ASIN: B00D9GY2BU

The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies

Joining the ranks of Hidden Figures and In the Garden of Beasts, the incredible true story of the greatest codebreaking duo that ever lived, an American woman and her husband who invented the modern science of cryptology together and used it to confront the evils of their time, solving puzzles that unmasked Nazi spies and helped win World War II. In 1912, at the height of World War I, brilliant Shakespeare expert Elizebeth Smith went to work for an eccentric tycoon on his estate outside Chicago. The tycoon had close ties to the US government, and he soon asked Elizebeth to apply her language... [Read More]

• ASIN: B075K3H9G3
• ASIN: B075K3H9G3
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: HarperAudio

Becoming

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world,... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079ZYWJJ8
• ASIN: B079ZYWJJ8
• Manufacturer: Crown

The Hideaway

Now a USA TODAY and Amazon Charts Bestseller!“A story both powerful and enchanting: a don’t-miss novel in the greatest southern traditions of storytelling.” —Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling authorWhen her grandmother’s will wrenches Sara back home to Sweet Bay, Alabama, she learns more about Margaret Van Buren in the wake of her death than she ever knew in life.After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01HAK33TC
• ASIN: B01HAK33TC
• Brand: Thomas Nelson
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

The #1 New York Times bestselling (mostly true) memoir from the hilarious author of Furiously Happy.“Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah MagazineWhen Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it.In the irreverent Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson’s long-suffering husband and sweet daughter he... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0425261018
• ASIN: 0425261018
• ISBN: 0425261018
• Brand: Jenny Lawson
• Manufacturer: Berkley

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things

• ASIN: B00V37BC4C
• ASIN: B00V37BC4C
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Flatiron Books

That Month in Tuscany

Bestselling, RITA Ⓡ Award Winning author Inglath Cooper writes you the perfect excuse to put down the to do list and get lost in a trip to Tuscany with resigned-to-her-life housewife Lizzy Harper and burnt-out rock star Ren Sawyer. . .If you had told me I would be heading off to Italy to celebrate my twenty-year anniversary without my workaholic husband, or that I would end up getting drunk on the plane ride over and falling on the lap of the rock star my daughter has a poster of hanging in her dorm room, I would have said oh, sure, right.But, well, that is exactly what happened. And when we... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0997341521
• ASIN: 0997341521
• ISBN: 0997341521
• Manufacturer: Fence Free Entertainment, LLC

The Silent Wife: A gripping emotional page turner with a twist that will take your breath away

Would you risk everything for the man you loved? Even if you knew he’d done something terrible?‘A heart-wrenching and gripping tale. I was hooked from the very first page.’ Write Escape Lara’s life looks perfect on the surface. Gorgeous doting husband Massimo, sweet little son Sandro and the perfect home. Lara knows something about Massimo. Something she can’t tell anyone else or everything he has worked so hard for will be destroyed: his job, their reputation, their son. This secret is keeping Lara a prisoner in her marriage. Maggie is married to Massimo’s brother Nico and lives... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01NBDMFWA
• ASIN: B01NBDMFWA
• Brand: Bookouture
• Manufacturer: Bookouture

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

National bestseller2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist ABA Indies Introduce Winter / Spring 2017 Selection Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Spring 2017 Selection ALA 2018 Notable Books Selection An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui.   This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui docum... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01MF8LTP4
• ASIN: B01MF8LTP4
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Abrams ComicArts

Surviving The Forest: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor

Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate …She was a beautiful and happy young woman who lived a fairytale life. Shurka, her beloved husband and their two small children lived in a pretty house in a village in Poland, surrounded by a little garden with lilies. This was their life and nothing could harm it, or so they thought…WWII broke out and though the happy family thought the Germans would never reach their idyllic village, they quickly understood they were wrong and their happiness came to a brutal end. The family had to flee their house and find shelter in a neighboring Ghetto... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NDYGQ45
• ASIN: B07NDYGQ45

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

• ASIN: B07BZ4F75T
• ASIN: B07BZ4F75T
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Five Years, Eleven Months and a Lifetime of Unexpected Love: A Memoir

Finalist: 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Spirituality Category"Brilliant photographs ... a talented writer ... her descriptions are lyrical and evocative." -- Kirkus Reviews"This makes Eat, Pray, Love look like a summer vacation ... An important historical and spiritual journey told seamlessly." -- The BookLife PrizeIn 1971, at age 20, Visakha had just published her first book and was beginning her ascent to fame and fortune through a career in photojournalism. She dreamed of bringing the people of the world closer by sharing their common kinship and values through her photographi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1522838449
• ASIN: 1522838449
• ISBN: 1522838449
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Educated - Hardcover

"An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge

• UPC: 56176569
• Rating: 4.38

The Best of Friends : Two Women, Two Continents, and One Enduring Friendship

James and Mauney, friends since the age of 12, record their unfolding lives from their mid-20s through their 40s. By giving sensitive support to each other at key moments, these two women both found their

• UPC: 8102701
• Rating: 3.4

The Best Girl

Joan's neighborhood is filled with kids of all ages, but even her closest friends don't know how violent Joan's dad is, or how difficult it is for her to navigate the troubled waters of her

• UPC: 972395994

The Best of Friends - eBook

From sharing secrets as children to chasing unconventional dreams as adults, network correspondent Sara James and wildlife filmmaker Ginger Mauney explore their learning curve on life through the lens of their thirty-year friendshipTransplanting southern roots

• UPC: 319079217
• Rating: 3.4

Best of Covered Wagon Women

The diaries and letters of women who braved the overland trails during the great nineteenth-century westward migration are treasured documents in the study of the American West. These eight firsthand accounts are among the best

• UPC: 8220781

Best of Covered Wagon Women: Emigrant Girls on the Overland Trails - eBook

The diaries and letters of women on the overland trails in the mid- to late nineteenth century are treasured documents. These eleven selections drawn from the multivolume Covered Wagon Women series present the best first-person

• UPC: 910790961

Best of Covered Wagon Women : Emigrant Girls on the Overland Trails

The diaries and letters of women on the overland trails in the mid- to late nineteenth century are treasured documents. These eleven selections drawn from the multivolume Covered Wagon Women series present the best first-person

• UPC: 13276312

You’Re My Best Hope - eBook

When a young woman is faced with family illness and loss, she realizes she must focus on her relationship with God for survival. Though an emotional roller coaster filled with grief and miracles, this journey

• UPC: 337507664

Wild Mama : One Woman's Quest to Live Her Best Life, Escape Traditional Parenthood, and Travel the World

When Carrie Visintainer became a mother at the age of thirty-two, she worried it was all over, that her adventurous life was done. World travel? Adios. Solo explorations in the mountains? Ciao. Creative outlets? She

• UPC: 101357802

Daring: My Passages : A Memoir

Relating the story of her unconventional life, the author of the self-help classic "Passages" recounts her challenges and victories as a groundbreaking female journalist in the 1960s, reflects on ambition, and shares her own major

• UPC: 43912498
• Rating: 2.5

A Better Woman : A Memoir of Motherhood by Susan Johnson

• UPC: 372882521296
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 3 USD

A Better Woman A Memoir By Susan Johnson

• UPC: 174012710485
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 2 USD

A Better Woman : A Memoir of Motherhood by Susan Johnson

• UPC: 372785409984
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 8 USD

Man Fast A Memoir by Natasha Scripture Women's Biographies Hardcover BEST SELLER

• UPC: 123844444256
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 10 USD

A Better Woman: A Memoir by SUSAN JOHNSON - 1999 1st ed Large PB 0091835526

• UPC: 133254631595
• Category: Non-Fiction Books
• Price: 11 AUD

A Better Woman: A Memoir of Motherhood by Susan Johnson: Used

• UPC: 282828885691
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 13 USD

A Better Woman: A Memoir by Susan Johnson

• UPC: 401724018536
• Category: School Textbooks & Study Guides
• Price: 20 AUD

Don't Stop Believin' by Olivia Newton-John Hardcover Women's Health BEST SELLER

• UPC: 193312472085
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 21 USD

Maid Hard Work Low Pay by Stephanie Land Survival Hardcover BEST SELLING

• UPC: 192816673650
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 18 USD

A Better Woman: A Memoir of Motherhood by Johnson, Susan.

• UPC: 183905058898
• Category: Non-Fiction Books
• Price: 34 AUD