Karen70 reviews Marie Killilea Prentice Hall (II), 1952 Heartwarming and inspirational + Use Some Sense Please + "Karen" is among my top 5 books ever!! + A Product of Another Age             Truth & Beauty: A Friendship126 reviews Ann Patchett HarperCollins, 2004 No Ordinary Friendship + Couldn't put it down... + Favorite author, favorite book Readers will likely recognize the author's name from her previous novels, including Bel Canto, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award, and The Patron Saint of Liars, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Readers also may recognize Ann Patchett from her articles that appear in such publications as ...             Autobiography of a Face95 reviews Lucy Grealy Harper Perennial, 2003 A beautiful child + Great book + Autobiography of a Mind + A compelling story + A Journey to Self-Acceptance             A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep2 reviews Rumer Godden Beech Tree Paperback Book, 1987 --FASCINATING STORY-- + Rich memoir of Godden's first forty years. In her autobiography, Rumer Godden takes us through the years 1907 to 1946. She was the second of four daughters born to British parents who made their home in India. She tells magical stories of her life in India and how the colorful and lush country influenced her as a writer. The family seemed ...             Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife126 reviews Peggy Vincent Scribner, 2003 Moving and Informative + I LOVE this book! + Inspiring memoir + honest AND exciting!? + Memory Lane             Twopence to Cross the Mersey (Ulverscroft Large Print)5 reviews Helen Forrester Ulverscroft Large Print, 1990 Compares well with, "Angela's Ashes" + A Riches to Rags Story + enjoy this book + "Twopence to cross the Mersey" + deep and meaningful, yet very enjoyable             The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Alex Awards (Awards))1120 reviews Jeannette Walls Scribner, 2005 The Glass Castle + Adults as Children and Children as Adults + BRILLIANT! + food for thoughts on food + Such shocking behavior, it's almost unbelievable             The Liars' Club: A Memoir142 reviews Mary Karr Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998 Is it any wonder? + Wonderful example of the genre - well written, entertaining, and meaningful + Wow!! I read this book when it was first published; and re-read it this week for a book club discussion of "reader's choice." Mary Karr is a poet with a hard-knock childhood. Is it any wonder she wrote a memoir that is beyond belief in every sense? The sentences jump off the page. Oh, that I could ...             Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood69 reviews Julie Gregory, Marc D. Feldman Bantam, 2003 Good Memoir + Disturbing story I love memoirs, and so many are about child abuse, sexual abuse, or the like, and this one has all that and more. With parents who were both severely mentally ill, being forced to manipulate doctors with her mother in order to get attention and treatment. This book has another aspect in every ...             Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter346 reviews Adeline Yen Mah Broadway, 1999 Excellent Read! + Wonderful Book + A memorable story that haunts you long after reading. + Falling Leaves- FANTASTIC read!             Crossing Over: One Woman's Escape from Amish Life53 reviews Ruth Irene Garrett, Rick Farrant HarperOne, 2003 Sensitive, with a good grasp . . . of the effects of living in a rigid, legalistic, narrow society, and the horrific psychological warfare waged by those inside such a cult against one who has freed herself. Her sensitivity and analysis is very good. The book flows well and is a fast, fascinating read. My only wish would be that ...             Jesus Land: A Memoir100 reviews Julia Scheeres Counterpoint, 2006 Engrossing and Deeply Troubling + A Must Read Memoir + Painful on every Page. + Excellent book, but sensitive readers beware... + Fundamental Cruelty             Another Place at the Table: A Story of Shattered Childhoods Redeemed by Love21 reviews Kathy Harrison Tarcher, 2003 If you want to know what it is like to be a foster parent or a foster parent that wants to know your not alone...read this book. + Too Short + A heartfelt book full of laughter and tears + Inspiring Book! + AUTHOR RETURNABLE GIRL about teen in foster care             The Sweeter the Juice: A Family Memoir in Black and White18 reviews Shirlee Taylor Haizlip Free Press, 1995 Very enjoyable, while still intense book.... + Fascinating + Only book Oprah recomended actually worth reading + Lost Family             The Road from Coorain46 reviews Jill Ker Conway Vintage, 1990 enjoyable read + An Australian Journey + no title The wonderful autobiography entitled, The Road From Coorain, written by Jill Ker Conway is a must-read! Her engaging and rich detail gives an enchanting description of the Australian life-style from a very unique perspective. Beginning in the 1930's, young Jill Ker lived with her tightly-knit ...             We Took to the Woods13 reviews Louise Rich Down East Books, 1970 Good enough to make me move + LOUISE D RICH + A Simple Living Classic + Life in the Maine woods - a classic + Maine in the 1930s             The Family Nobody Wanted55 reviews Helen Doss Northeastern, 2001 Wonderful, funny and warm + Wonderful, Inspiring Book!!! + Changed my life! + Excellent service             Fat Girl: A True Story112 reviews Judith Moore Hudson Street Press, 2005 Brilliant! + Don't shoot the messenger ?! I was blown away by Moore's honest,painful and moving account of her life as fat girl. Her honest and objective appraisals of herself, her parents and her extended family are fearless. She's also able to unexpectedly find humor in unlikely situations. This is one of the best books I've ever read. I ...             Lucky: A Memoir255 reviews Alice Sebold Back Bay Books, 2002 Precise Memoir + Should be essential reading for college women + Brave, compelling read + A Must Read             Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found118 reviews Jennifer Lauck Washington Square Press, 2001 Amazing + Blackbird Opens Up Closet Doors And Shines A Light Into Dark Corners And Family Secrets + Compelling and not an easy-to-read memoir + A Child's Story of Survival