Memoir/Biography

Synopsis Motherland is not a political book, but rather a poignant and sentimental search for one’s roots and for the answers to the often-asked questions: What defines us? Who are you in a new country? What truly matters? By the…

Oh how much I loved The River You Touch on audiobook! I’m totally smitten with this book….it was like magic. Read on to find out what made me love it so much! Summary “We are matter and long to be…

Are you a Downton Abbey, Paddington, or Notting Hill fan? Whether you’re a super fun or someone just somewhat familiar with Hugh Bonneville, put his book on your radar! Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru will be…

What an amazing story of resilience, strength, and love. I couldn’t put this memoir down and, at times, couldn’t believe it wasn’t fictional. Read on for my review of Solito.

This story had me just rapt the whole time. I wasn’t prepared for just how harrowing Faleeha’s tale would be! I think I (and most of my fellow Americans probably) have no idea how the war impacted the people of Iraq. This was such an eye-opening book,

For anyone who has a dream of living in a remote and natural place, this book will be a natural fit. Catherine Raven incorporates her Ph.D. in biology with her love of the outdoors and experience as a park ranger to connect readers to the sights and sounds of rural Montana and the stories of her own difficult past to inspire hope for the future.

This was such beautiful book. Speak, Okinawa was our book club pick in May, and it was really an interesting one to discuss. The Synopsis Elizabeth’s mother was working as a nightclub hostess on U.S.-occupied Okinawa when she met the…

An enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first self-invented international social celebrity.

Twice a Daughter by Julie Ryan McGue was an engaging memoir! It was hard to stop reading when Julie was on the cusp of finding out some information about her birth parents. The Synopsis Julie is adopted. She is also…

I’m super excited to say that I’m working with BookTrib to review some books! When the first one, Single, Again, and Again, and Again…: What do you do when life doesn’t go to plan? by Louisa Pateman arrived in my…