Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
An exquisite portrait of Kate Grenville's complex, conflicted grandmother-a woman Kate feared as a child, and only came to understand in adulthood. Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society's long-locked doors were starting to creak ajar for women. Growing up in a poor f ...Show more
The Twat Files: A Hilarious Sort-Of Memoir of Mistakes, Mishaps and Mess-Ups by Dawn French
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
A hugely relatable, funny, honest and inspirational 'memoir of sorts' in which Dawn celebrates what it means to be gloriously, messily human. When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person. BUT. That kind of perfect is impossible. Being an actual twa ...Show more
Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his story. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Singular' Daily Telegraph 'Powerful' New York Times 'Vital' i 'Vivid... Moving... Juicy' NPR 'A profoundly talented writer' Elizabeth Day ...Show more
All Before Me - A Search for Belonging in Wordsworths Lake District by Esther Rutter
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Dear Oliver by Susan R. Barry
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
"Dear Dr. Sacks . . . You asked me if I could imagine what the world would look like when viewed with two eyes. I told you that I thought I could . . . But, I was wrong." At once intimate and inspiring, in this book Susan Barry shares the heartfelt letters through which she and Oliver Sacks became dear ...Show more
Holidays by William McInnes
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: very good
Remember those long, languid holidays when the only decisions to be made were what to pack in the Esky and who should get the front seat on the drive to the beach? Let William McInnes reignite your nostalgia for holidays past, and give you a taste of the boundless opportunities that await in holidays to ...Show more
A Very Private School by Charles Spencer
$59.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend a boarding school. A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, firsthand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an ant ...Show more
The Prince: Faith, Abuse and George Pell (updated edition) by David Marr
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
David Marr's explosive bestseller, now expanded and fully updated.In March this year, the nation's most powerful Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, was jailed for child sexual assault. In The Prince, David Marr investigates the man, his career and his ultimate fall. Marr reveals a cleric at ease with power ...Show more
Paul Keating: the Big-Picture Leader by Troy Bramston
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: General Adult
Drawing on around 15 hours of new interviews with Keating, coupled with access to his extensive personal files, this book tells the story of a political warrior's rise to power, from the outer suburbs of Sydney through Young Labor and into parliament at just 25 years of age, serving as a minister in the ...Show more
Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Heartbreaking, joyous, traumatic, intimate and revelatory, Reckoning is the book where Magda Szubanski, one of Australia's most beloved performers, tells her story.In this extraordinary memoir, Magda describes her journey of self-discovery from a suburban childhood, haunted by the demons of her father's ...Show more
Patrick White: A Life by David Marr
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: very good
I think this book should be called The Monster of All Time. But I am a monster . . .' Patrick WhitePatrick White, winner of the Nobel Prize and author of more than a dozen novels and plays - including Voss, The Vivisector and The Twyborn Affair - lived an extraordinary life. David Marr's brilliant biogr ...Show more
Hello Beautiful - Scenes from a Life by Hannie Rayson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
"I realise that, despite all the references to my longing to be a writer, two things are apparent. The first is that I don't actually do much writing; the second is that my teenage reflections display absolutely no talent for it. My Diary is prima facie evidence of self-delusion on a grand scale." A mem ...Show more