Tag: memoir
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Phoenix Rising – a memoir by Albina Du Boisrouvray – extract
Albina du Boisrouvray was born into extreme wealth as granddaughter of Bolivian tin magnate Simón Patiño, and the daughter of Count Guy du Boisrouvray. Through a turbulent relationship with her mother and her regular prayers for her parents to divorce, she navigated a privileged but often lonely childhood. Disconnected from her aristocratic upbringing, Albina was determined to break away. Albina searched for her tribe. … Read More Phoenix Rising – a memoir by Albina Du Boisrouvray – extract
All The Gear, No Idea! by Allison Lee Book Two
Allison’s first venture into life on the smallholding was not without its challenges. After months of battling for planning permission, she decided the location wasn’t right for her after all, and new plans were made. Packing up her belongings along with a menagerie of animals, three dogs and a husband, she upped sticks and relocated to a 17th-century converted barn situated over twelve hundred … Read More All The Gear, No Idea! by Allison Lee Book Two
All The Gear, No Idea! by Allison Lee
There is a saying that “You should never work with children or animals,” but Allison Lee did exactly that, and she lived to tell the tale. After retiring as the owner of a small chain of children’s day nurseries, she swapped childcare for animal care when she and her husband bought a twelve-acre plot of land and a dilapidated barn ripe for conversion with … Read More All The Gear, No Idea! by Allison Lee
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Life (Is like A Banana) by Tony Wilson
Born in 1931, artist and Philosopher Tony Wilson has kept diaries since the 1980s and for the first time ever, a selection is being published. With philosophical musings and artworks, and an insight into the workings of an artistic and extraordinary mind, Life is Like a Banana will be published by Anthony Eyre in June. Tony Wilson’s life and artistic development is documented through … Read More Life (Is like A Banana) by Tony Wilson
Hollywood to Kentish Town by Patrice Chaplin
Patrice Chaplin takes us on a tour of the unknown lives of the stars of glamorous Hollywood, starting in the 1970s. The swimming pools are shimmering with talent, but Goddess Hollywood looks further afield and finds its next protege amongst the puddles of Kentish Town. When Patrice Chaplin left Kentish Town for Hollywood she did not envisage the extent of the excitement of the … Read More Hollywood to Kentish Town by Patrice Chaplin
Memory Road by Sarah Edghill
Lily is taking her elderly mother on a road trip around the UK, revisiting places which meant a lot to her. It’s challenging because Moira can no longer be described as ‘a bit forgetful’; she has started singing Abba songs in public and talking to imaginary friends, and last week she tried to rip off her clothes in Poundland. Genre: Romance | Contemporary | HumourPublisher: Bloodhound … Read More Memory Road by Sarah Edghill
Island in the Sun by Monica Carly
An absorbing account of a young English girl experiencing the joys and facing thechallenges of her unique pathway through adolescence, against the backdrop of anisland people intent on breaking away from their mother country and taking up anindependent role in the world. #IslandInTheSun X(Twitter) #MonicaCarly @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #blogtourInstagram @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram Many thanks to @ZooloosBT for inviting me to be part of this blog tour. About the Author Monica Carly was … Read More Island in the Sun by Monica Carly
Where Two Worlds Touch by River Faire Extract
A journey that will nourish the soul, touch the heart, uplift the spirit, and inspire the mind. After the fairy tale of Happily Ever After ends in heartbreak, what then? From award-winning author River Faire comes an inspiring account of second chances, healing, inexplicable magic, and following the soul’s compass. River, an alternative healer and Paris-trained chef – a decidedly reluctant mystic – returns … Read More Where Two Worlds Touch by River Faire Extract
Bliss Road by Martha Engber Out Now
BLISS ROAD is the story of a neurotypical daughter of an undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder parent. Sometimes funny, often devastating, Martha Engber’s honest and moving memoir illuminates the parent-child challenge presented by a neurological condition that affects over 75 million people worldwide. A hybrid of poetry and essays, Ms. Engber uses personal anecdotes, coupled with historical research and current statistics, to explain the emergence … Read More Bliss Road by Martha Engber Out Now
This Is Not About You by Rosemary Mac Cabe
‘For once, these men are the objects;I am the subject. Me, me, me.’ Journalist and influencer Rosemary Mac Cabe was always a serial monogamist – never happier than when she was in a relationship or, at the very least, on the way to being in one. But in her desperate search for ‘the one’ –- from first love to first lust, through a series … Read More This Is Not About You by Rosemary Mac Cabe
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Killing The Girl by Elizabeth Hill
A perfect life, a perfect love – and a perfect murder. Loving Frankie was easy but teenage Carol wasn’t the only woman Frankie charmed. Tired of Frankie’s cheating ways, Carol kills him and buries him in her orchard. Forty years later Frankie’s grave will be found and Carol’s guilt revealed. As she writes her confession before they arrest her, she discovers other friends lied. … Read More Killing The Girl by Elizabeth Hill
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Elizabeth Finch by Julian Barnes
She will change the way you see the world . Elizabeth Finch was a teacher, a thinker, an inspiration. Neil is just one of many who fell under her spell during his time in her class. Tasked with unpacking her notebooks after her death, Neil encounters once again Elizabeth’s astonishing ideas on the past and on how to make sense of the present. #ElizabethFinch … Read More Elizabeth Finch by Julian Barnes
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