Biography

A young woman's unique illustrated memoir about growing up, mental health and the life lessons she learned along the way Be inspired this New Year by a young woman's journey...

Hailed 'A wondrous memoir of salt-stung survival' - Sunday Times and 'The memoir of the year' - Vogue, this is the paperback edition of the most talked about memoir of...

From schooldays in Durban to later years as an Oxford don, director of the Helen Suzman Foundation and formidable political commentator, Johnson has produced an entertaining and occasionally eye-popping memoir...

'Funny, honest and so raw. If Christian's cardiologist is suddenly wondering where his heart has gone, you'll find it all in this book.' Hamish Blake 'I knew it would be...

I imagined lounging on a veranda overlooking folds of hills striped with vines. I'd be clothed in linen and surrounded by friends. On the table would be tumblers of wine...

'This book is a reminder that healing is humbling, that resilience is beautiful, that there is joy in choosing yourself ' - Aminatou Sow 'A timely and modern prompt to...

Great Australian Horse Stories brings to life the exploits--funny, poignant and sometimes dramatic--of horses from all over the nation. Outback legends, loyal carthorses, spectacular high jumpers and trusty stock horses....

"The bestselling biography of Steve Waugh, updated to include the latest action and his controversial dropping as One-Day captain and batsman." "This is the story of how a battling fringe...

The remarkable true story of one woman's journey back from the brink. Newly widowed and faced with a deadly brain tumour, she was given two years to live. She wanted...

What can a diseased brain tell us about being human, living our own lives better and helping those with dementia get the best from theirs? When Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed...

Brutal, brave, hilarious -- a full-frontal memoir about surviving the very worst that life can throw at you. Rosie Waterland has never been cool. Growing up in housing commission, Rosie...

One Path, Many Lights takes you on the roller-coaster ride of twelve months in the life of author, counsellor, hypnotherapist and Reiki Master Teacher, Maria Lacey. By sharing her story...

The House I Left Behind tells the captivating and moving life story of Dr Daniel Shayesteh. Dr Shayesteh was raised a practicing Muslim in Iran. While studying in Tehran he...

THE IRISH TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER AN POST BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 'Gorgeous' Pandora Sykes 'A rare and beautiful book' Marian Keyes 'Tender, sad and side-splittingly funny' Annie MacManus 'A...

The intimate letters Paquita and Mawson wrote during his Antarctic expedition tell a romantic story. Nancy Robinson Flannery has done a fine job of editing these unabridged letters. They make...

From the author of Running with Scissors comes a blackly comic, frightening and compulsively readable new memoir. A Wolf at the Table tells the story of Augusten's early childhood when...

A refreshingly frank, engaging and uplifting memoir of resilience, hope and love At 20 Londoner Ann Ingle fell madly in love with an Irish fellow she met on holiday in...

A witty and engaging memoir from Margo Durrell, sister of Gerald, in which she tells her side of the story In 1947, returning to the UK with two young children...

A new standalone edition of the second book in the trilogy that inspired ITV''sThe Durrells In this second collection of tales concerning the Durrell family on the island of Corfu,...

Yorkshire-born Pauline Samarraie set off for Baghdad in 1962, full of hopes and dreams, to start a new life with her Iraqi husband, Munem, a talented young scientist with a...

This is an edge-of-your seat adventure. It's one man's story of how he learnt to live by the law of the jungle- those who adapt, survive. 'In my line of...

"We didn't intend to build a house. We just wanted to move - somewhere a bit bigger, with more of a garden: commonplace enough ambitions, especially for families with young...

A professional booze writer whose life spins out of control tries to piece it back together by embarking upon an epic wine-fueled adventure that takes him to every corner of...

At the heart of this book stands Augusta - Byron's half-sister with whom he had a passionate love affair - and Byron's society wife Annabella. Crane has recreated their meeting...

In 2021 and 2022 Carlton celebrates the 40th anniversary of their back-to-back triumphs...the ones forgotten about... 1983 ended a golden era for Carlton, winning three premierships in four years. Two...

John Ratcliffe is a quiet man, not the type of person who stands out in a crowd or draws attention to himself. But scratch the surface and you will find...

In a village on the outskirts of Prague, full of gossipy neighbours, state informants, friendly old 'grandmothers' and small-town prejudices, Dominika grew up a self-possessed child, whose openness and curiosity...

We all go back: to the house or town where we were raised, to an old friend or lover, to an idea or belief we abandoned long ago. But can...

This volume forms part of the "Life and Times" series of compact and accessible biographies which cover key political, literary and musical figures. This title is about the life and...

As Russian tanks roared past Ale's parents' farm in Lithuania, her happy childhood turned into a nightmare. After the fear, destruction and displacement of the Second World War, Ale and...

In this autobiography, Ninette Dutton recounts growing up in conservative Adelaide before World War II, marrying and setting off for England and Europe, and finally establishing her metier.

All of us have to face suffering at some time during our lives. We do not live in a fair world and suffering is not distributed equally. Suffering, in particular...

As research for his acclaimed true-crime books, Philip Carlo interviewed at length some of the most infamous criminals and killers of our times in prison and on death row. He...

IN OTHER WORLDS: SF AND THE HUMAN IMAGINATION is Margaret Atwood's account of her relationship with the literary form we have come to know as 'science fiction'. This relationship has...

In her long-awaited debut memoir, award-winning poet Maggie Smith explores in lyrical vignettes the end of her marriage and the beginning of a surprising new life. It is a story...

'I used to be a commercial fisherman, chasing your dinner on the high seas for a living, but now I farm twenty acres of saltwater, growing a mix of sea...

'A wonderful book: Nancy Campbell is a fine storyteller with a rare physical intelligence. The extraordinary brilliance of her eye confers the reader a total immersion in the rimy realms...

Love Junkie is the story of Rachel Resnick's dangerous addiction to sex and love. An addiction that has cost her in horrible ways throughout the course of her life -...

A hilarious true story about how a group of ex-patriot enthusiasts formed a cricket team in Berlin, conquered the snow and the local league and then represented German cricket in...

Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching...