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Forgiveness: An Exploration

Forgiveness: An Exploration

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Using real stories, expert opinion, politics, psychology and the author's own insights, Forgiveness explores the messy, complex and gripping subject of forgiveness. 'Cantacuzino's gift for empathy shines through her conversations......
Things in Nature Merely Grow

Things in Nature Merely Grow

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'Unforgettable' SUNDAY TIMES 'Courageous' OBSERVER 'One of the most important books to be published in years' SARA COLLINS 'There are few writers with Li's power' DOUGLAS STUART The best book...
Mickey: The cat who helped me through times of change, from the

Mickey: The cat who helped me through times of change, from the

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Cleo , a warm, wistful coming-of-age true story about the transition from childhood to adolescence, and the small stray cat who helped...
Part-Time Working Mummy: A Patchwork Life

Part-Time Working Mummy: A Patchwork Life

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Hundreds of thousands of fans flock to the Part-Time Working Mummy page for its heartfelt posts, honest accounts of complicated family life and its appeal to 'bring parents together to...
The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana

The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana

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A haunting and often hilarious memoir of growing up in 80s Miami as the son of Big Tony, a flawless model of the great American pot baron. To his fellow...
Birdie & Harlow: Life, Loss, and Loving My Dog So Much I Didn't Want

Birdie & Harlow: Life, Loss, and Loving My Dog So Much I Didn't Want

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"In this hilarious, uplifting memoir, Wolfe describes her intense bond with Harlow...as she grapples with the chaos of her 20s, marriage, and eventually new motherhood."- Washington Post "An engaging debut...
How Does She Do It?: The Kids, Tyson & Me

How Does She Do It?: The Kids, Tyson & Me

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Alongside the number-one 2023 Netflix series At Home with the Furys, bestselling author of Love and Fury Paris Fury reveals the answers to the question she's always asked. How does...
After You

After You

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Natascha McElhone was away filming in LA, with her two sons and pregnant with her third child when she received news that her beloved husband, Martin, had died suddenly of...
Not Like Other Dads

Not Like Other Dads

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A fearless, frank and funny memoir about reinventing the rules of parenting Sean had wanted to be a mum since the age of four, when he fell in love with...
These Wilds Beyond Our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity's

These Wilds Beyond Our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity's

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Bayo Akomolafe explores some of the world's most complex concepts--the myths and rituals of modernity, what it means to be human, what we can do about climate change, and what...
Things in Nature Merely Grow

Things in Nature Merely Grow

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'Unforgettable' SUNDAY TIMES 'Courageous' OBSERVER 'One of the most important books to be published in years' SARA COLLINS 'There are few writers with Li's power' DOUGLAS STUART The best book...
Birdie & Harlow: Life, Loss, and Loving My Dog So Much I Didn't Want

Birdie & Harlow: Life, Loss, and Loving My Dog So Much I Didn't Want

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"In this hilarious, uplifting memoir, Wolfe describes her intense bond with Harlow...as she grapples with the chaos of her 20s, marriage, and eventually new motherhood."- Washington Post "An engaging debut...
Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life

Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life

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Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years later they stood...
The Lonely Hunter: how our search for love is broken

The Lonely Hunter: how our search for love is broken

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A COSMOPOLITAN BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF 2022 The Lonely Hunter explores the rise of singledom, the realities of loneliness, and whether it is possible to live contentedly alone. 'So what's...
The Lonely Hunter: how our search for love is broken

The Lonely Hunter: how our search for love is broken

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A COSMOPOLITAN BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF 2022 The Lonely Hunter explores the rise of singledom, the realities of loneliness, and whether it is possible to live contentedly alone. 'So what's...
The Whole Shebang: Articles and Reflections

The Whole Shebang: Articles and Reflections

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A new collection writings by Clare Boyd-Macrae. "Opening these pages, one is admitted into the world of a deeply intelligent, sensitive and sensual woman who loves her husband, her children...
A Book of Secrets: Illegitimate Daughters, Absent Fathers

A Book of Secrets: Illegitimate Daughters, Absent Fathers

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A masterfully atmospheric book of hidden lives and family secrets from the celebrated biographer A Book of Secrets is a masterfully atmospheric treasure-trove of hidden lives, uncelebrated achievements and family...
Thirteen and Underwater

Thirteen and Underwater

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Thirteen and Underwater is an emotionally-charged true story, based on a young man's dark journey of anxiety. Told with a mother's insight, Thirteen and Underwater divulges a life full of...
Daughters & Fathers

Daughters & Fathers

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The love and the guilt- the brightest and darkest moments that mark the bond between father and daughter are examined by some of Australia's best writers.  
Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles

Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles

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Clare Balding's brilliant new book of very British adventures 'Growing up on a racing yard, I used to know the geography of the UK only by racecourses. A bit like...
The Jones Family Food Roster: How Community, Faith and Family Helped

The Jones Family Food Roster: How Community, Faith and Family Helped

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An uplifting memoir about a mother's journey with cancer, the solace of community and the power of food to bring people together. When Alison, a mother of five school-aged children,...
Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance

Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance

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A brilliant literary memoir of chosen family and chosen heritage, told against the backdrop of Chicago's North and South SidesAs a multiracial household in Chicago's North Side community of Rogers...
The Fixed Stars

The Fixed Stars

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From a bestselling memoirist, a thoughtful and provocative story of changing identity, complex sexuality, and enduring family relationships At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found...
Dinner With Edward

Dinner With Edward

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'I loved every moment of this book . . . Everyone deserves her own Edward - and everyone deserves to read this book.' Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of Brain on...
'What's Wrong With Me?': From Unravelling to Reinvention: A Midlife

'What's Wrong With Me?': From Unravelling to Reinvention: A Midlife

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'This comforting memoir will help us all feel less alone as we navigate the emotional turmoil of midlife' Davina McCall, author of Menopausing From the bestselling author of 'Mum, What's...
Dad's Maybe Book

Dad's Maybe Book

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Best-selling author Tim O'Brien shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humour, and rewards of raising two sons. "We are all writing our...
Cabin Lessons a Nail by Nail Tale

Cabin Lessons a Nail by Nail Tale

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Holding the Man

Holding the Man

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Under Construction: Because Living My Best Life Took a Little Work

Under Construction: Because Living My Best Life Took a Little Work

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A heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix's hit reality show Selling...
Let's Talk About Hard Things: death, sex, money, and other difficult conversations

Let's Talk About Hard Things: death, sex, money, and other difficult conversations

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Death. Sex. Money. Tricky subjects we're taught to avoid in polite conversation. Here, the host of a hit podcast reveals how to talk about difficult things, and why it might...
There Are No Grown-Ups: A midlife coming-of-age story

There Are No Grown-Ups: A midlife coming-of-age story

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The Most of Nora Ephron: The ultimate anthology of essays, articles and extracts from her greatest work, with a foreword by Candice Carty-Williams

The Most of Nora Ephron: The ultimate anthology of essays, articles

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Packed with wit, wisdom and comfort, this is a whopping celebration of the late, great Nora Ephron, the iconic writer whose work continues to entertain and inspire millions. A revised...
Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living

Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living

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Who were you before the world told you who to be? When women learn to please they forget who they are. Part inspiration, part memoir, Untamed will help all women...
Carry On, Warrior: From Glennon Doyle, the #1 bestselling author of Untamed

Carry On, Warrior: From Glennon Doyle, the #1 bestselling author of

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The inspiring and universal true story of the transformative power of a mother's love. On Mother's Day, 2002, Glennon Melton was unmarried, addicted to drugs, booze, food and bad love....
Chasing Normal: Taking the C out of Cancer A Memoir

Chasing Normal: Taking the C out of Cancer A Memoir

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The Fixed Stars

The Fixed Stars

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From a bestselling memoirist, a thoughtful and provocative story of changing identity, complex sexuality, and enduring family relationships At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found...
If My Heart Could Talk: A Story of Family, Faith, and Miracles

If My Heart Could Talk: A Story of Family, Faith, and Miracles

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Reaching One Thousand: A Story of Love, Motherhood and Autism

Reaching One Thousand: A Story of Love, Motherhood and Autism

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How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to

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If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when a room we're in is no longer a room where we belongWhat do you...
My Family: The Memoir

My Family: The Memoir

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'One of the funniest books I have ever read' HADLEY FREEMAN'A masterpiece' SATHNAM SANGHERA'The read of the summer' THE SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant ... funny and moving' ADAM KAY A searingly honest,...
My Family: The Memoir

My Family: The Memoir

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'One of the funniest books I have ever read' HADLEY FREEMAN'A masterpiece' SATHNAM SANGHERA'The read of the summer' THE SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant ... funny and moving' ADAM KAY A searingly honest,...
Gulp, Swallow: Essays on change

Gulp, Swallow: Essays on change

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Sophie

Sophie

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Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life With A Very Large Dog

Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life With A Very Large Dog

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'A dog story that doesn't fail to amaze.' Miranda Hart, bestselling author of Peggy and Me'I laughed and cried. Everyone reading this will be touched by Lauren's amazing bucket list...
Home Truths: The Facts and Fictions of Family Life

Home Truths: The Facts and Fictions of Family Life

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Previously published as No Family is Perfect.'Provides a fresh context for exploring issues that engage us throughout our lives ... It will change how we think and write about families'...
The Patchwork Family: Toddlers, Teenagers and Everything in Between from Part-Time Working Mummy

The Patchwork Family: Toddlers, Teenagers and Everything in Between from Part-Time Working Mummy

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Through the Leopard's Gaze

Through the Leopard's Gaze

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In her captivating memoir Through the Leopard's Gaze, Njambi McGrath details the harrowing circumstances of her life as a young girl in Kenya, who one fateful night was beaten to...