13 best-selling memoir books like All About You: An Adopted Child's Memoir by Liz Butler Duren

Cover of All About You: An Adopted Child's Memoir by Liz Butler Duren

All About You: An Adopted Child's Memoir

By: Liz Butler Duren

4.39

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

At fifteen, Liz learns a long-held secret about her life. She was adopted. This discovery leads Liz…

If you liked the memoir plot in All About You: An Adopted Child's Memoir by Liz Butler Duren , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Always Yours: Memoir of an Adopted Child by C.F. Stice

1. Always Yours: Memoir of an Adopted Child

By: C.F. Stice

4.39

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

During the mid-twentieth century, adoptions were less common than they are today and parents had fe… read more

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Cover of A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing by Cherie Kephart

2. A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing

By: Cherie Kephart

4.30

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

Cherie Kephart, a young woman who longed for adventure, traveled the world from the remote villages… read more

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  • memoir
"You know you're having a bad week when you call 911, the paramedics come to your house, and one of them notices you've rearranged your furniture."

-Cherie Kephart, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing

Cover of Wifey by Judy Blume

3. Wifey

By: Judy Blume

3.40

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

With more than four million copies sold, Wifey is Judy Blume's hilarious, moving tale of a woman wh… read more

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Cover of Family Medical History: Unknown/Adopted: How One Inquiry Led to Many Unexpected Discoveries by Nancy Kacirek Feldman, Rebecca Crofoot

4. Family Medical History: Unknown/Adopted: How One Inquiry Led to Many Unexpected Discoveries

By: Nancy Kacirek Feldman , Rebecca Crofoot

3.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

Knowing where you came from often determines who you are... At the age of 46, Nancy Feldman knew ho… read more

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  • memoir

5. fathermothergod: My Journey Out of Christian Science

By: Lucia Greenhouse

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Lucia Ewing had what looked like an all-American childhood. She lived with her mother, father, sist… read more

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Cover of And Then There's Margaret: A Laugh Out Loud Contemporary Dramedy (Novel) by Carolyn   Clarke

6. And Then There's Margaret: A Laugh Out Loud Contemporary Dramedy (Novel)

By: Carolyn Clarke

3.68

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Hey Readers! AND NOW THERE'S ZELDA comes out MAY 9 20241! Pre-order your copy today. AND THEN… read more

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Cover of Running From The Mirror by Howard Shulman

7. Running From The Mirror

By: Howard Shulman

4.45

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Just three days after he was born, Howard Shulman contracted an infection that devoured his nose, l… read more

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  • memoir
"Perhaps my story was never about my face but about the journey to arrive at a place of grace, which was far better than anything I could ever have imagined."

-Howard Shulman, Running From The Mirror

Cover of Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown

8. Recipe for a Perfect Wife

By: Karma Brown

3.68

Format: 336 pages, ebook

In this captivating dual narrative novel, a modern-day woman finds inspiration in hidden notes left… read more

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"the hardest question we have to ask ourselves in this life is, "Who am I?" Ideally, we answer it for ourselves, but be warned that others will strive to do it for you- so don't let them."

-Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife

"Even in pain, Nellie understood her role - the wife who bowed to her husband, who apologized for things out of her control, who made his life easier even if it made hers harder. The perfect wife."

-Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife

"But no matter what, you should never marry someone unless you believe you'll die- one way or another- without that person. They should feel more important to you than oxygen. Otherwise you'll suffoca…"

-Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife

"Alice made a simple supper of Welsh rarebit (toast points smothered in a sauce of cheddar, cream, dry mustard, and spices) with tomato slices, from Nellie's cookbook, and barbecued sausages, along wi…"

-Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife

Cover of Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging by Julie Ryan McGue

9. Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging

By: Julie Ryan McGue

4.25

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Julie is adopted. She is also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack bo… read more

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  • memoir
  • family
Cover of Two Women Walk into a Bar by Cheryl Strayed

10. Two Women Walk into a Bar

By: Cheryl Strayed

4.06

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things , finds humor and connecti… read more

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  • memoir
  • family
Cover of Battle of Brothers: William and Harry–The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult by Robert Lacey

11. Battle of Brothers: William and Harry–The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult

By: Robert Lacey

3.42

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

The world has watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised by Princess Dian… read more

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Cover of Your Secret My Story by Kate  Kendall

12. Your Secret My Story

By: Kate Kendall

4.29

Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition

As an adoptee, do you have mixed feelings about your adoption? Kate Kendall is an adoptee, and in t… read more

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Cover of The Names of My Mothers by Dianne Sanders Riordan

13. The Names of My Mothers

By: Dianne Sanders Riordan

4.22

Format: 114 pages, Kindle Edition

"The Names of My Mothers" is the touching story of the tender and all-too-brief relationship forged… read more

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Cover of The Lies That Bind: An Adoptee's Journey Through Rejection, Redirection, DNA, and Discovery by Laureen Pittman

14. The Lies That Bind: An Adoptee's Journey Through Rejection, Redirection, DNA, and Discovery

By: Laureen Pittman

4.37

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

A universal tale of love, rejection, redemption, and acceptance - and the heartache and healing tha… read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Buried Secrets: Looking for Frank and Ida by Anne Hanson

15. Buried Secrets: Looking for Frank and Ida

By: Anne Hanson

4.36

Format: 372 pages, Paperback

WHEN ANNE HANSON’S DAD FIRST ASKED her to investigate the secret past of his parents, little did sh… read more

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Cover of Family Secrets: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 1 by Beth Farrar

16. Family Secrets: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 1

By: Beth Farrar

4.12

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

What would you do to keep your family safe?Widowed genealogist Ellie McLellan has spent years heali… read more

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Cover of Like Rain on a Dry Place: A Birth Mother's Story by Wendy Salisbury Howe

17. Like Rain on a Dry Place: A Birth Mother's Story

By: Wendy Salisbury Howe

4.35

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

What is it like to sail away from France, leaving behind a small brown-haired baby? To know for 30 … read more

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  • memoir
Cover of All About You: An Adopted Child's Memoir by Liz Butler Duren

18. All About You: An Adopted Child's Memoir

By: Liz Butler Duren

4.39

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

At fifteen, Liz learns a long-held secret about her life. She was adopted. This discovery leads Liz… read more

Similar categories in Liz Butler Duren's All About You: An Adopted Child's Memoir book and Liz Butler Duren's All About You: An Adopted Child's Memoir

  • memoir
  • family
Cover of How to Accidentally Settle Down [With Your High School Boyfriend] by Katherine Ryan

19. How to Accidentally Settle Down [With Your High School Boyfriend]

By: Katherine Ryan

3.65

Format: 42 pages, Kindle Edition

From acclaimed stand-up comic Katherine Ryan comes a short, funny, and unpredictable true story abo… read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Revelation: A Memoir of Deep Family Secrets, Discovery, and Identity by Richard Gary Kaye

20. Revelation: A Memoir of Deep Family Secrets, Discovery, and Identity

By: Richard Gary Kaye

4.10

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Richard (Rick) Gary Kaye’s intimate memoir is a riveting story about a devastating family secret hi… read more

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Cover of Family Mistakes: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 2 by Beth Farrar

21. Family Mistakes: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 2

By: Beth Farrar

4.38

Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition

Can you ever go back, make up for lost time? After finding secreted love-letters inside an old wal… read more

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

22. 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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  • memoir
Cover of High Tea and the Low Down: An American's Unfiltered Life in the UK by Claire  Craig Evans

23. High Tea and the Low Down: An American's Unfiltered Life in the UK

By: Claire Craig Evans

3.94

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

A Transatlantic Adventure Fueled by Tea and Hedgerow FruitWhen American Claire Craig Evans married … read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Healing the Family Heart Holes: A Genealogical Quest to Solve an Illegal Adoption Mystery Using DNA, Old Records, and Irish Luck by Robin Gerry

24. Healing the Family Heart Holes: A Genealogical Quest to Solve an Illegal Adoption Mystery Using DNA, Old Records, and Irish Luck

By: Robin Gerry

4.37

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

This book is the personal story of how one woman traced back her maternal family history to discove… read more

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Cover of The Accidental Archivist by Angela Bier

25. The Accidental Archivist

By: Angela Bier

4.35

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

Fifty-something Kathleen used 23andme to identify her biological mother, who is rumored to have a c… read more

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Cover of My Family Tree: Taken to the Grave by Shari Klosterman

26. My Family Tree: Taken to the Grave

By: Shari Klosterman

4.09

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

What started as building a family tree became an even deeper rabbit hole after doing a DNA test. Th… read more

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Cover of Don't Know Who I Am: A memoir of finding my true bloodline through DNA by Colleen Bradshaw

27. Don't Know Who I Am: A memoir of finding my true bloodline through DNA

By: Colleen Bradshaw

3.90

Format: 71 pages, Kindle Edition

A young girl grows up dealing with divorced parents and new marriages but comes to enjoy sorting it… read more

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Cover of My Secret: The true story of one woman's adoption discovery and search by Joanne Sayre

28. My Secret: The true story of one woman's adoption discovery and search

By: Joanne Sayre

4.04

Format: 136 pages, Kindle Edition

What if you found out that you were adopted and everything you thought you knew about your family, … read more

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Cover of Digger: A Memoir by Barbara McCollough

29. Digger: A Memoir

By: Barbara McCollough

3.48

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

A remarkable and inspiring memoir of the author’s suspense-filled journey to unmask family secrets … read more

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Cover of Neighbors (The Real Thing collection) by Elizabeth LaBan

30. Neighbors (The Real Thing collection)

By: Elizabeth LaBan

3.91

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

From next-door neighbors to BFFs, Pretty Little World coauthors Elizabeth LaBan and Melissa DePino … read more

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  • memoir
Cover of The Gift Best Given: A Memoir by Edward James Di Gangi

31. The Gift Best Given: A Memoir

By: Edward James Di Gangi

4.47

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

A Son’s Search A story of adoption, search, discovery, and reunion set against a backdrop of the gl… read more

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  • memoir

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