Memoir Relationship

"One life I’ve lived was liminal—I was not what I had been, but I had yet to become what I will be.” In her memoir Crowded Tables and Bonus Tracks, Ashley McLain moves from an adopted child in 1970s Dallas to a pioneering environmental consultant who co-founded and sold a thriving company. At 53, she found the courage to search for her biological family, confronting questions of identity, belonging, and what it means to define “enough.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing to date—a brutally honest and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance and self-acceptance. A profound...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Endlessly entertaining... Good, rollicking stuff, and a delight to read... Sir Kingsley Amis is surely one of the funniest men alive' Auberon Waugh, Sunday Telegraph Elegant, provocative and hugely entertaining, Kingsley Amis's memoirs are filled with anecdotes...

You’ll be taken on a journey through my eyes, from childhood to adulthood, where you’ll experience my biases and see how I justified my actions (whether right or wrong), and how I perceived the world. Experience my confusions and revelations as I learned to grow, but most of all, you’ll feel my pain and anguish as I am hurt and abused by those whom I loved. I have been beaten down, hated, abused, and stomped on physically and mentally, but I sit here today, unashamed and stronger than ever. I wear my scars like a badge of honor. These are my battle wounds, and I survived.

You held it together. Did what they told you would work. But every morning, you wake up to that same dread. It's heartbreaking. You don't deserve this. You're a good person. If you're willing to put in the work, and you've proven that you are, then it's supposed to actually work. Right? Here's the missing piece of the puzzle, the one you've always known must be out there somewhere: No one showed you how healing feels. Until now. That's what this book is for, and you won't find another one like it anywhere. Wounded Angels isn’t a self-help manual. It’s not a memoir with a heroic arc.

Wir vergessen Dinge, erinnern uns schlecht oder komplett falsch. Dr. Julia Shaw geht in diesem Audible Original der Frage auf den Grund, wie sehr wir unseren Erinnerungen vertrauen können, woher falsche Erinnerungen kommen und warum sich ein bestimmter Gedächtnis-Mythos bis heute hartnäckig hält. Menschen können plötzlich überzeugt sein, sich an etwas zu erinnern, das so nie passiert ist.

From the age of four, Eve wandered through a maze of injustice, exploitation, and unthinkable parental betrayal. After escaping home at the age of 15, it disheartened Eve to find that her childhood was only the beginning of a road fraught with violent relationships. Come along on her journey of perseverance through intense psychotherapy as she learns it is possible to not only survive the aftereffects of deep childhood trauma, but also break the generational cycle for her own family.

“Turn to Stone marks the arrival of a brave, feminist, seeking, and essential voice in nonfiction. Read this book and be forever changed.” —Emily Rapp Black, New York Times bestselling author A memoir of sex, angst, and rocks that chronicles one woman’s ascent—on walls of stone and...

At eight years old, Michelle Siegel's innocence was stolen. But the wounds that shaped her life began long before that. Raised in the Swiss welfare system and burdened by a childhood marked by neglect, instability, and trauma, Michelle spent years struggling with eating disorders, self-destructive choices, and a deep sense of unworthiness. For much of her life, she was surviving rather than truly living. Bent Not Broken is a powerful memoir of resilience, self-discovery, and healing.

Du brauchst nichts von außen - alles Wissen ist in dir. Horst Babinsky erzählt die Geschichte eines Lebens, das von kreativer Bodenständigkeit und dem beharrlichen Wunsch geprägt ist, Dinge besser zu machen. Als Kind aus dem Sudetenland vertrieben, ohne Startkapital und ohne Netzwerk, wurde er zu einem international anerkannten Erfinder mit über 40 Patenten; Entwicklungen wie der ASB SquashCourt und der ASB GlassFloor haben Sportstätten weltweit verändert und führen bis heute ihre Märkte an.

This audiobook is a collection of real-life stories from victims of domestic abuse. As a survivor of domestic violence myself, I know that there's some comfort and strength to be gained from hearing about the events and situations that other people have gone through. To know you're not alone in how you're feeling whilst in an abusive relationship can feel like a God-send. This audiobook is for those who are in, or have been in, a physically abusive relationship. The stories in this short audiobook may sound familiar as you can likely see similarities to your own situation.

Read by the author, Molly Jong-Fast. An honest, heartbreaking and brutally funny memoir about losing a mother you never really had - and a comfort to anyone who loves someone who drives them crazy. 'I was just bowled over by this book' - Nigella Lawson 'A gripping memoir about mothers and...

Brought to you by Penguin. New Methods for Women believes: 1. You already know what you want. 2. But sometimes things can get in the way. 3. You can design your life how you want. 4. You just try a New Method. 5. Until you reveal your true self. For too long, women have worked hard to fit into a...

After a lifetime beside his sister, a brother has six weeks to keep one final promise. When an unexpected diagnosis brought Nancy home for hospice, the doctor gave her about six weeks. For her brother Bill, those weeks became more than a countdown. They became the final chapter in a family story shaped by duty, silence, erased women, hidden labor, and weight carried quietly from one generation to the next.

From bestselling author Natalie Goldberg, here is the story of her life as a spiritual seeker struggling to “free the writer within.” Threaded with the story of Goldberg’s 12-year relationship with legendary Zen master Katagiri Roshi, Long Quiet Highway illustrates the challenges—and...

In this raw and unflinching memoir, a son reveals the devastating cost of seeking validation from a father who offered only criticism. From childhood memories of constant belittlement to the catastrophic financial decisions of adulthood, this deeply personal account exposes how parental words shape not just our self-perception but our life choices. When the author invests his life savings in a pharmacy business partly to impress his emotionally distant father, he embarks on a journey that will cost him over a million dollars, his retirement fund, and nearly his marriage.

This is not your average grief book. This is an invitation to be seen. When the journey to parenthood becomes a road of heartbreak, you need a guide who has walked every step. Jessica Field has navigated loss—four miscarriages, unexplained infertility, and the profound ache of zero babies—and now, she channels her experience as a professional grief coach to illuminate your way through. In this raw, relatable, and honest narrative, Jessica shares her eleven-years-long story and shines a light on the topics that don’t always come out of the shadows.

Martin Amis blends vivid memories, sharp wit, and tender honesty to deliver an unforgettable memoir that explores his relationships with family, personal tragedies, and the absurdities of being known. "...[Narrator Alex] Jennings's portrayals of Lionel and his circle are tremendous fun." —...

In I'll Give You Something to Cry About, Elizabeth Acker gives a stunning account of growing up under the abusive control of an emotionally and mentally ill mother. Elizabeth is forced to become estranged from her father, and struggles alone to create hope and meaning for her life, while serving her mother like a slave. This audiobook is a true account of a daughter's struggle to survive a mother with paranoia, schizophrenia, and manic depression.

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘The first time, I'm afraid: of things falling into place, of knowing deeply that this is right. That all along I've been fighting a tide that with one wave would wipe out ordinary life.’ Sheffield. 2019. Evie and her husband wait in a shopping centre coffee shop...