Detour: Lose Your Way, Find Your Path by S. Mariah Rose is a fascinating autobiography of one woman’s search for her destiny and her purpose on this planet. Sara had always rejected her parents' strict New England upbringing and sought to forge her own path...

Deputy While Immigrant: The Story of a German Who Became a Deputy Sheriff in Arizona is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, cultural writing, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to mature adult readers owing to explicit language and adult themes throughout. Penned...

The Genteel Poor: A Childhood Memoir by William Karl Thomas is told throughout several generations as the family goes from being wealthy to becoming poor. After the Civil War ended and later the Depression, there were a lot of “genteel poor.” These were folks who...

Kathleen Rose Morgan's The Seller of Secrets is an incredibly inspiring memoir. This book tells the story of Kathleen's journey from a childhood filled with abuse and trauma to the strong and resilient woman she is today. As a young girl, Kathleen craved her mother's...

A Schizoid at Smith: How Overparenting Leads to Underachieving by Blair Sorrel is a memoir in which the author divulges to readers her childhood memories, family dynamics, and life with schizoid personality disorder. From the family's move to Belmont and the adjustment to an affluent...

Family is our first experience of love, trust, support, and all things good in life. But it can also be our first experience with hatred, bitterness, anger, darkness, and so many bad things. When the one that you love most, the one who you’ve experienced...

The Pianist's Only Daughter by Kathryn Betts Adams is a memoir that chronicles the author's life and, most poignantly, her role as a caregiver to both her ailing parents. Adams describes an upbringing in the 1960s and 1970s that teeters between her parents' talents and...

A Cup of Tea on the Commode by Mark Steven Porro is the memoir of Hollywood dream-chaser Mark and his unwavering commitment to caring for his ailing mother, Genevieve. Mark reflects on a childhood shaped by Catholicism and recounts his initiation into caregiving with humor....

Just Fireworks by Nader Barrak is an account of the Lebanese Civil War as seen through the eyes of a child who was almost three years old when the war began. He describes what it was like to be in the middle of the...

In Search of Mr. Darcy by Christina Ford chronicles the author's journey from her upbringing in an immigrant family to her tumultuous relationships, career, and the complexities of single parenthood. She marries Brandon, finds professional success post-divorce, and then endures a difficult marriage with Jackson....