memoirs – Scuffed Granny

The Junior Officer’s Reading Club by Patrick Hennessey

There’s a substantive canon of work for 20th century wars – but what is life like for the modern soldier? Hennessey’s book gives a first-hand insight

A memoir of a life which begins troubled but shows the true power of resilience and the importance of having the right support

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 bookseller tells us about selling books alongside a history of books; but this is not just about facts. This is about the love of books

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

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

A stimulating, thoughtful memoir about a young girl who enters a controversial church at its height and how this shaped her life and faith

A reflection on a childhood in Africa at the end of empire and how that has inexorably shaped the author into the man he was and is now

The book that begins Maya Angelou’s memoir is full of her experiences at a young age of what is wrong with the world but also, what is right