21 Top memoir books like The Inexplicable Survival of a Happily Fallible Child by Gary C. Mele, Jr.

Cover of The Inexplicable Survival of a Happily Fallible Child by Gary C. Mele, Jr.

The Inexplicable Survival of a Happily Fallible Child

By: Gary C. Mele, Jr.

4.37

Format: 539 pages, Kindle Edition

After the loss of his father at the age of four, Gary develops a full reliance on his mother. She i…

If you liked the memoir plot in The Inexplicable Survival of a Happily Fallible Child by Gary C. Mele, Jr. , here is a list of 21 books like this:

1. Blind Rage: A True Story of Sin, Sex, and Murder in a Small Arkansas Town

By: Anita Paddock

4.07

Format: 71 pages,

A true story of sin, sex, and murder in a small Arkansas town. When Ruie Ann Park--a pillar of the … read more

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2. Pearl: Lost Girl of White Oak Mountain

By: Bill Yates

3.61

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Fall of 1923, three-year-old Pearl Turner disappeared from her home in the mountains of West… read more

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3. Madness and Me: My Search for Sanity

By: Lisa Suzanne Nugent

4.17

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

For many, madness is something read about in books or seen on TV—something scary, foreign, and impo… read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Wildflower: A Tale of Transcendence by Teresa Van Woy

4. Wildflower: A Tale of Transcendence

By: Teresa Van Woy

4.56

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Abducted by her mentally unstable mother, one girl forages her way to the top. "A gripping account… read more

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Cover of LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal by Aphrodite Jones

5. LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal

By: Aphrodite Jones

4.32

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

LEVI’S EYES delves into the unspeakable murders of Christina and Levi Karlsen, as told by the kille… read more

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6. Displaced: A Memoir

By: Esther Wiebe

4.30

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Displaced is a gripping true story of a young girl and her young siblings’ escape from a conservat… read more

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  • memoir
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7. The Pale-Faced Lie

By: David Crow

4.28

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and surv… read more

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"Her definition of love was obligation and guilt."

-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie

"No tie is as strong as family, making it the hardest one to break."

-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie

"For the first time, I saw my behavior from someone else’s point of view."

-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie

"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. Believe in yourself. Never quit."

-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie

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8. American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World

By: Gregg Olsen

3.55

Format: 497 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 bestselling author comes the shocking true-crime story of a mother and wife, her distur… read more

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9. A Little High (Rainey Paxton, #2)

By: Paige Dearth

4.58

Format: 491 pages, Kindle Edition

A child’s life ruined by her parent’s addiction. A sister’s vow that can’t be broken. First came… read more

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"Ain’t easy for a child to use their free will when adults dance with the devil."

-Paige Dearth, A Little High (Rainey Paxton, #2)

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10. Memoirs of an Invisible Child (Hope in the Darkness Book 1)

By: Kelly Walk Hines

3.89

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

FINDING HOPE IN THE DARKNESS! At the young age of three, while I was at school, my mother was murde… read more

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  • memoir
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11. Cora Jean

By: Lawrence Gulley

4.51

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Cora Jean is the story of a young girl from the American South, the daughter of a prostitute who is… read more

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12. After All...

By: Maria Trautman

4.20

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

She grew up thinking she deserved neglect. Can a young girl escape a loveless home to seize elusive… read more

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Cover of If Only: Living in the Shadows of the Moors Murders by Terry West

13. If Only: Living in the Shadows of the Moors Murders

By: Terry West

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

On Boxing Day 1964 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey left home to go to the fair. Her older brother, Te… read more

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Cover of Fireball: The true story of a Tennessee plow girl who survived poverty, abuse, and eleven husbands with wit, wisdom, and tenacity. by Julia Walker

14. Fireball: The true story of a Tennessee plow girl who survived poverty, abuse, and eleven husbands with wit, wisdom, and tenacity.

By: Julia Walker

4.35

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

My name is Hazel Lamb…Lindsey, but my momma called me Fireball. I am 84 years old. I only had one y… read more

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  • memoir
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15. Uphill All the Way: A Memoir of a Depression Era Family, their trials, tribulations and triumphs.

By: James Sloter

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

“It was near the end of February 1944. A light snow was falling as our family of six and a dog star… read more

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16. Glad Farm

By: Catherine Marenghi

4.31

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Raised in a primitive one-room farmhouse with no indoor plumbing, the fourth of five children, Cath… read more

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Cover of Secrets on Saulter Road: Discovering Hope and Forgiveness in the Wake of My Toxic Upbringing by Joan Kendall

17. Secrets on Saulter Road: Discovering Hope and Forgiveness in the Wake of My Toxic Upbringing

By: Joan Kendall

4.10

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing is ever as it seems...Secrets on Saulter Road is a story of growth, resilience, and hope. … read more

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Cover of Anger Is My Middle Name: A Memoir by Lisbeth Zornig Andersen

18. Anger Is My Middle Name: A Memoir

By: Lisbeth Zornig Andersen

4.12

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

An empowering memoir of resilience and redemption, and the rage that helped a girl escape the darkn… read more

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  • memoir
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19. The Inexplicable Survival of a Happily Fallible Child

By: Gary C. Mele, Jr.

4.37

Format: 539 pages, Kindle Edition

After the loss of his father at the age of four, Gary develops a full reliance on his mother. She i… read more

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Cover of My Every Breath: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Hope by Anna Maynard

20. My Every Breath: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Hope

By: Anna Maynard

4.50

Format: 449 pages, Kindle Edition

The compelling story of a woman's lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis and her astonishing resilien… read more

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21. The River

By: Kevin Weadock

4.31

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

The impact of alcoholism on a New York family is described through the eyes of a young boy. The boy… read more

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Cover of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: A Daughter's Story by Daniella Dechristopher

22. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: A Daughter's Story

By: Daniella Dechristopher

4.01

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

This story is about an Italian Catholic family that came to America on vacation and never returned … read more

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Cover of Rise: A Memoir by Rise Myers

23. Rise: A Memoir

By: Rise Myers

4.22

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

An Ability to Rise Risé was named after the opera star Risë Stevens. It was as if her mother knew t… read more

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Cover of Dark Secret: The Complete Story: The True Account of What Happened to Little Alex Suleski by Nyssa Rebecca Corbin

24. Dark Secret: The Complete Story: The True Account of What Happened to Little Alex Suleski

By: Nyssa Rebecca Corbin

4.31

Format: 668 pages, Kindle Edition

When a young girl goes missing in Kentucky, thousands join the search for her. From military statio… read more

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Cover of An Only Child and Her Sister by Casey Maxwell Clair

25. An Only Child and Her Sister

By: Casey Maxwell Clair

4.31

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

AN ONLY CHILD AND HER SISTER is a compelling true life story. Two sisters born to the same parents … read more

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Cover of Wrong Family: For Every Secret, There Is A Family by Charisse Dahlke

26. Wrong Family: For Every Secret, There Is A Family

By: Charisse Dahlke

3.61

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Charisse always felt like she was born into the wrong family and at fourteen finds out that she has… read more

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Cover of Charlie's Secret: Inspired by a True Story (Samantha Mallon, #1) by C.L.  Heckman

27. Charlie's Secret: Inspired by a True Story (Samantha Mallon, #1)

By: C.L. Heckman

4.10

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

After years of torture, a mentally and physically abused daughter finally stands up to her abusers,… read more

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28. Boy on a Shelf

By: J.T. Daniels

4.49

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by a true story, J T Daniels exposes the horrific life of Peter. His family lived a normal… read more

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Cover of Illegitimately yours, Michael and Me: A memoir of secrets, adoption and DNA by Catherine   Taylor

29. Illegitimately yours, Michael and Me: A memoir of secrets, adoption and DNA

By: Catherine Taylor

4.08

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

The story of two siblings, two 'illegitimate' children bonded with love, ambiguous origins and a d… read more

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Cover of Maternal Failure by Barb Baltrinic

30. Maternal Failure

By: Barb Baltrinic

4.02

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

My mother made choices which would become the secrets she carried to her grave. I had been born ill… read more

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Cover of The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash

31. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

By: Minu Cash

4.53

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more

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"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."

-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

21 Top memoir books like Madness and Me: My Search for Sanity by Lisa Suzanne Nugent

Transform Your Habits

Madness and Me: My Search for Sanity

Lisa Suzanne Nugent

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Running From The Mirror

Howard Shulman

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Wildflower: A Tale of Transcendence

Teresa Van Woy

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Displaced: A Memoir

Esther Wiebe

4.30

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