Dot Bekker’s brave and epic adventure travelling across Africa on her own in a blue Ford Transit van is full of dramas, triumphs and people
Tag Archives: Memoir
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn is a tale of endurance and resilience, emotional and physical, and ultimately, hope which takes place on the coastal path of south-west England
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Yes Please by Amy Poehler – A book which pretends to be a memoir but reads like a very funny life manual
A Young Lady’s Miscellany by Auriel Roe
Auriel Roe’s memoir is honest, warm and really, really funny with moments that will remain with me long after reading it
Educated by Tara Westover
Tara Westover’s honest retelling of her upbringing, its restrictions and her attempts to escape the brutal binds family can create is a literary tour de force.
They Left Us Everything by Plum Johnson
An exploration of family relationships and the memories that can be rediscovered when clearing out a family home.
Scuffed Granny 