‘My Mother, Myself and China: The hotly anticipated sequel to the multi-million copy international bestseller’ [ About Fly, Wild Swans ] Jung Chang’s Wild Swans was a book that defined a generation, an epic personal history of Jung, her mother and grandmother – ‘three daughters of China’. The book opens in 1909 with her grandmother’s birth –…
‘A doctor’s story of healing, heartbreak and hope in Irish children’s healthcare’– Intensive Care: A Memoir [ About Intensive Care ] IT ALL RESTS ON A STORY. THIS IS ONE YOU WON’T FORGET In these pages, Dr Suzanne Crowe opens the doors to a world few ever the charged and fragile realm of paediatric intensive care.…
‘I couldn’t remember the taxi to the airport. The last thing I could remember before waking up on the plane was reaching for a spoon and the revolver-shaped novelty blowtorch lighter I had bought in Barcelona and letting it crackle under the foil again.’– The Black Pool [ About The Black Pool ] Following an…
Today I am delighted to shine a light on Tales of a Patchwork Life, the just published memoir by Brighid ‘Biddy’ McLaughlin. Launched last night at Hodges Figgis Bookshop in Dublin by Mercier Press Tales of a Patchwork Life is described as ‘a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration, comfort, and a reminder of the extraordinary…
I’m excited to share my book reviews of two wonderful read that I picked up on my recent break. I really enjoyed these and I hope you will too. One is a memoir and one is fiction, so both very different yet both very engaging and beautiful reads. Without Warning and Only Sometimes by Kit…
‘Who hasn’t sometimes wanted to change their life and start over?’– Skinful Skinful: A Memoir of Addiction by Robyn Flemming was published with Lantern Publishing January 4th 2022 and is described as a memoir based around the questions we ask at life’s turning points: Who am I? What life do I want to live?. When…
‘There I am: a happy innocent boy standing in my back garden, my whole life ahead of me, playing a game with a ball. Around me, my childhood home and my family; safe, fulfilled, intact.‘– The Game [ About the Book ] The Game is a multifaceted reflection on sport. It is part memoir, outlining Tadhg…
“It became untenable for me to remain silent about a part of my life I had long kept secret. I had to follow the persistent, uncomfortable pull of truth, wherever it would lead me.”– Mia Döring [ About the Book ] From the outside looking in, the young life of Mia Döring seemed unremarkable, as…
‘A pensive and poignant recollection of love, loss, marriage, mental health and the life events that shaped his identity’ [ About the Book ] Soon, the lockdown would start. People would die alone, without any proper ceremony. Charlotte’s death would be washed away, the first drop in a downpour. Nobody knew it then but hers…
‘How much longer will I go on believing you are still coming home?’– Will this house last forever? [ About the Book ] When Xanthi Barker’s father died when she was in her mid twenties, she could make no sense of her grief for a man who had been absent for most of her life.…