Blood, Fire and Gold: The Story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici by Estelle Paranque
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
‘A story told with verve and passion’ The Times, Book of the Week ‘An alternative and engaging biography…accessible and unpretentious’ The Telegraph ‘A stunning portrayal of two of the most powerful women in European history’ Tracy Borman ‘Exciting and compelling, packed full of tantalising details of d ...Show more
Gypsy Girl: A Life on the Road. A Journey to Freedom by Rosie McKinley
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A life lived on the road and a heart that will always belong there. Imagine being born into a world where communities are constantly on the move, but freedom is not a birthright. Rosie grew up travelling all over England and Ireland in her family's caravan. She had an idyllic childhood roaming fields an ...Show more
I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The true story of a 10-year-old girl who won a divorce from the man she was forced to marry, courageously defying both Yemeni customs and her own family. Nujood's childhood came to an abrupt end when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness, Nujoo ...Show more
The Secret Mind of Bertha Pappenheim - The Woman Who Invented Freud's Talking Cure by Gabriel Brownstein
$55.00 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The story of a patient who changed the world, and the mystery of her illness. In 1880, young Bertha Pappenheim got strangely ill--she lost her ability to control her voice and her body. She was treated by Sigmund Freud's mentor, Josef Breuer, who diagnosed her with "hysteria." Together, Pappenheim and ...Show more
Byron's Travels
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
In Lord Byron's lifetime, details of his travels were widely known through poems set in different countries, ranging from his homes in Scotland and England, through Europe and the Middle East, to the South Pacific and into extra-terrestrial realms. At the same time, a much more personal story was being ...Show more
After the Worst has Happened: Tales from a funeral director on the lighter side of death by Richard Gosling
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Tales from a funeral director on the lighter side of death When Richard Gosling's young daughter faced emergency surgery, a colleague carelessly asked what would happen if she died. In that moment, Richard was forced to picture his own daughter's funeral, and the people who are there to help families af ...Show more
Troubled - A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class by Rob Kim Henderson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Father Dreg Lockwood is unlike any Catholic priest you've ever met-a man who lounges in boxer shorts and loves action movies. His daughter is an irreverent poet who long ago left the Church's country. When a crisis leads her and her husband to move back into her parents' rectory, their worlds collide. I ...Show more
Rebel Rising: A Memoir by Rebel Wilson
$49.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
"For decades, Rebel Wilson had single-mindedly focused on her career, making a name for herself through her iconic roles in Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids, and Isn't It Romantic. Now she's ready to chronicle the emotional and physical lessons she learned, as well as her most embarrassing experiences. A mala ...Show more
Between Two Kingdoms: What almost dying taught me about living by Suleika Jaouad
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
At just twenty-two, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 35 per cent chance of survival. For five years her world comprised four white walls, a hospital bed, fluorescent lights, tubes and wires. She became patient 5624. At twenty-seven, and celebrating her first year of remission, Sule ...Show more
Strap Yourself In: A memoir of motherhood, dancefloors and all the mayhem in between by Amy Gerard
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A laugh-out-loud, deeply relatable memoir challenging our unrealistic expectations of motherhood and life, from the Instagram sensation and host of Beyond the Likespodcast In a world of highly curated Instagram pages and unrealistic expectations of motherhood, Amy Gerard is a gust of fresh air. She does ...Show more