5 must-read memoir books like Matron Knows Best by Joan; Wilson Woodcock

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Matron Knows Best

By: Joan; Wilson Woodcock

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Joan Woodcock always dreamed of becoming a nurse. And in 1966 the dream came true. From her very fi…

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1. The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.86

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Vera Stanhope's first appearance was in The Crow Trap, published in 1999 and now available in a new… read more

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2. Telling Tales (Vera Stanhope, #2)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

It has been ten years since Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of fifteen-year-old Abigail Man… read more

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3. Matron on Call

By: Joan Woodcock

3.96

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Joan Woodcock always dreamed of becoming a nurse. And in 1966 the dream came true. From her very fi… read more

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4. Men I've Loved Before

By: Adele Parks

3.45

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

How do you know when you've met the one you're meant to be with? Neil and Nat are a match made i… read more

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"If I'm in love with him, how come I can so perfectly inhabit the mindset of thinking he's a git and the bane of my life?"

-Adele Parks, Men I've Loved Before

"There seemed to be an enormous space between them all the time at the moment and it was easier to bear if they weren't in the same room"

-Adele Parks, Men I've Loved Before

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5. Harbour Street (Vera Stanhope, #6)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Harbour Street is the sixth book in Ann Cleeves' crime novel series VERA - which is a major TV dete… read more

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"He was never very good at talking about feelings. He'd been on his own for so long that it was as if he'd had to learn a new language"

-Ann Cleeves, Harbour Street (Vera Stanhope, #6)

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6. The Secret Keeper

By: Kate Morton

4.15

Format: 484 pages, Hardcover

During a summer party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicols… read more

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"A true friend is a light in the dark. Viven"

-Kate Morton, The Secret Keeper

"I was an only child. It was lonely." "I was one of four. It was noisy."

-Kate Morton, The Secret Keeper

"Make sure you write it all down, now. Everything you see and think and feel. Your voice is your own, it matters."

-Kate Morton, The Secret Keeper

"It was unsettling, Laurel thought, suppressing a shiver, how quickly a person's presence could be erased, how easily civilization gave way to wilderness."

-Kate Morton, The Secret Keeper

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7. Teacher, Teacher!

By: Jack Sheffield

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

It's 1977 and Jack Sheffield is appointed headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yor… read more

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8. Bundles of Joy

By: Linda Fairley

3.50

Format: 824 pages, Paperback

The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Linda Fairley. 'No matter how many babies I de… read more

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  • medical
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

9. The Children's Nurse: The True Story of a Great Ormond Street Nurse

By: Susan Macqueen

4.07

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

This is the inspirational story of life as a nurse during the 1970s at Great Ormond Street Children… read more

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10. The Miller's Daughter

By: Margaret Dickinson

4.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

Harry Forrest was desperate to have a son to take over his thriving Lincolnshire mill, but Emma is … read more

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11. Open and Shut (Andy Carpenter #1)

By: David Rosenfelt

4.62

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

"There is nothing like a golden retriever. I know, I know, it's a big planet with a lot of wonderfu… read more

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12. Nineteen Steps

By: Millie Bobby Brown

3.73

Format: 320 pages, ebook

The New York Times bestseller from iconic Emmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN: N… read more

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13. Wild Fire (Shetland Island, #8)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.20

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

When the Flemings--designer Helena and architect Daniel--move into a remote community in the north … read more

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14. Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

By: Omid Scobie

3.31

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Endgame , the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the internati… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Everyone already knows that King Charles might have preferred a life as Queen Camilla's tampon."

-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

"The King has lived a full life out in the public as an outspoken environmental activist, an occasional meddler in politics, a successful businessman, a flawed father, and a philandering husband who d…"

-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

"And, despite calls from campaigners for a redesign, one of Britain's highest-honor medals bestowed by King Charles to ambassadors and diplomats for distinguished service still features a depiction of…"

-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

"A stubborn eccentric who has spent most of his life waiting and planning for his ascension, even at the cost of his relationships with his own sons, the former Prince of Wales is not only far less po…"

-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival

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15. The Serial Killer’s Wife (The Serial Killer's Family, #1)

By: Alice Hunter

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

They’re saying he’s a monster. And they’re saying she knew. Beth and Tom Hardcastle are the envy… read more

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16. The 19th Christmas (Women's Murder Club, #19)

By: James Patterson

3.95

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

It's not sleigh bells that are ringing this Christmas.As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay B… read more

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17. The Wartime Bookshop

By: Lesley Eames

4.47

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a brand-new nostalgic and heart-warming WWII series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas… read more

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18. The Secret Doctor: What Really Goes On Inside Your Doctor's Surgery

By: Max Skittle

3.54

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful first-hand account of working for the NHS, both before and during the COVID-19 epidemic.… read more

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  • medical
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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19. The Doctor Will See You Now: The highs and lows of my life as an NHS GP

By: Amir Khan

4.43

Format: 288 pages, ebook

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER60 hours a week240 patients 10 minutes to make a diagnosis Welcome to the su… read more

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  • medical
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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20. Matron Knows Best

By: Joan; Wilson Woodcock

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Joan Woodcock always dreamed of becoming a nurse. And in 1966 the dream came true. From her very fi… read more

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  • medical
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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21. The Shop Girls of Harpers (Harpers Emporium #1)

By: Rosie Clarke

4.39

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

1911 – The beginning of a brand new series for No1 bestselling author Rosie Clarke, Welcome to Harp… read more

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