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Any Place I Hang My Hat by Susan Isaacs
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The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger
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Category Archives: Memoir
Top Ten Tuesday- 2/3/15
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We’d love to share our lists … Continue reading
Ireland Unhinged by David Monagan
Title: Ireland Unhinged: Encounters with a Wildly Changing Country Author: David Monagan Published: 2010 Pages: 281 Rating: ***1/2 In 2000, David and his family- his wife, Jamie, and three children, Laura, Harris, and Owen- are living in rural Connecticut. … Continue reading
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Title: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen Author: Lucy Knisley Published: 2013 Pages: 192 Rating: *** Lucy Knisley grew up a daughter of two self-professed foodies. From her very early years in New York City, to her childhood … Continue reading
The Girl From Foreign by Sadia Shepard
Title: The Girl From Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home Author: Sadia Shepard Published: 2008 Genre: Nonfiction: Memoir; Travel Pages: 364 Rating: *** Sadia Shepard grew up in a joyful, chaotic home just … Continue reading
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitvh
Title: Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading Author: Nina Sankovitch Published: 2011 Genre: Nonfiction: Memoir Pages: 224 Rating: **** Nina Sankovitch has always been a reader. As a child, she discovered that a trip to the … Continue reading
The Gerbil Farmer’s Daughter: A Memoir by Holly Robinson
Title: The Gerbil Farmer’s Daughter: A Memoir Author: Holly Robinson Published: 2009 Pages: 290 Rating: ****1/2 “What kind of Navy officer sits on his ship in the middle of the Mediterranean dreaming of gerbils?” That’s the question that Holly Robinson … Continue reading
Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana’s Coast by Mike Tidwell
Title: Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana’s Coast Author: Mike Tidwell Published: 2003 Genre: Non-fiction: Nature Pages: 338 Rating: ***1/2 The Cajun coast of Louisiana is home to a way of life as unique, complex, and … Continue reading
Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle by Daniel L. Everett
Title: Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle Author: Daniel L. Everett Published: 2008 Genre: Non-fiction: Memoir; Travel; Science Pages: 282 Rating: **** A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived … Continue reading
No Touch Monkey: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late
Title: No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late Author: Ayun Halliday Published: 2003 Genre: Non-fiction: Travel; Memoir Pages: 272 Rating: ** 1/2 Ayun Halliday may not make for the most sensible travel companion, but she is certainly one of the zaniest, with a … Continue reading
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Title: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Author: Bill Bryson Published: 1997 Genre: Non-fiction: Memoir; Travel Nature Pages: 276 Rating: **1/2 God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was … Continue reading
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