Memoir – Scuffed Granny

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench

A wonderful insight into Dame Dench’s roles from Shakespeare, showing her love for the bard and her appreciation for his words

Sandra Tyler in her memoir has crafted something which at times is hard to read in its candour but whose essence is deeply touching

A wonderful book compiled from a collection of letters, depicting the time Isabella Bird spent in the Rockies in the 1800s

An honest, sometimes excruciatingly so, collection of personal essays, which is also incredibly witty and made this reader laugh out loud

The subject of death is discussed with sensitivity by Sue Black, within the context of her work but also as a human being

The fictionalised true story of Lale Sokolov, the tattooist of Auschwitz – a tale of human survival and the will to endure, as well as love

An interesting memoir from childhood to motherhood, relating a tale of tumultuous relationships but also filled with love in its many forms

Beaulieu’s memoir is a brutally honest examination of her family’s history and, in particular, her three brothers and their untimely ends

A memoir, modestly told, of a life varied and, at times, listless and without purpose but with one constant – the writer’s mother

A great book, describing Seidel’s experience teaching English to students in Thailand – in a kindergarten! Cultural, frank and real.