7 Top biography books like Mary’s Last Dance by Mary Li

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Mary’s Last Dance

By: Mary Li

4.11

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The highly anticipated memoir of Australian ballerina Mary Li - and the long-awaited sequel to her …

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1. Mao's Last Dancer

By: Li Cunxin

3.63

Format: 143 pages,

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Similar categories in Li Cunxin's Mao's Last Dancer book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

2. The Happiest Refugee: A Memoir

By: Anh Do

3.56

Format: None pages, Paperback

Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on th… read more

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3. Beautiful Death

By: Fiona McIntosh

4.14

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

A calculating killer, who 'trophies' the faces of his victims, is targeting Londoners. Under enormo… read more

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4. The Bookbinder

By: Pip Williams

4.07

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when Wor… read more

Similar categories in Pip Williams's The Bookbinder book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • audiobook
"Your stitching is what will hold the story together."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"Love Eternal, in Baskerville typeface. He'd chosen it for its clarity and beauty."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"The myriad ways our words had failed to be bound, and here they were, finally, and there was only one bloody copy."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

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5. Paper Cage

By: Tom Baragwanath

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This prizewinning debut from New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath is both a nail-biting thrill-ride… read more

Similar categories in Tom Baragwanath's Paper Cage book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • australia
  • audiobook
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6. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

By: Anna Funder

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more

Similar categories in Anna Funder's Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
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7. The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

By: Chris Hammer

4.23

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt. Chris Hammer's… read more

Similar categories in Chris Hammer's The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • book club
  • australia
  • audiobook
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8. The Mother

By: Jane Caro

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Just like the garden, the fuse box, the bills, bin night and blown light bulbs, this was just somet… read more

Similar categories in Jane Caro's The Mother book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • book club
  • australia
  • audiobook
"There's no need to charm your mother, she thought. Which is both a compliment and a burden."

-Jane Caro, The Mother

"The pall bearers were holding Pete's coffin, waiting to walk down the aisle—just like bridesmaids. The music began and they started to move, trying to keep pace with David Bowie's 'Changes'."

-Jane Caro, The Mother

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9. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

Similar categories in Gabbie Stroud's The Things That Matter Most book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • book club
  • australia
  • audiobook
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10. My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork

By: Ash Barty

4.23

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. Who does that, ri… read more

Similar categories in Ash Barty's My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • audiobook
Cover of Silver (Martin Scarsden, #2) by Chris Hammer

11. Silver (Martin Scarsden, #2)

By: Chris Hammer

4.01

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

For half a lifetime, journalist Martin Scarsden has run from his past. But now there is no escaping… read more

Similar categories in Chris Hammer's Silver (Martin Scarsden, #2) book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • australia
  • audiobook
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12. Khaki Town

By: Judy Nunn

3.93

Format: 382 pages, Paperback

Khaki Town, Judy Nunn's stunning new novel, is inspired by a wartime true story which the Governmen… read more

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  • book club
  • australia
  • audiobook
"Course I don't own the land," she said as if speaking to a simpleton, "no body own the land. The land own us."

-Judy Nunn, Khaki Town

"They stepped outside to the pristine beauty of Rose Bay, to the endless stretch of white beach and the stark blue of the ocean and the differing greens of the trees, of native gums and palms that for…"

-Judy Nunn, Khaki Town

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13. Dead Tide (DCI Jack Hawksworth #4)

By: Fiona McIntosh

3.94

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth of Scotland Yard has headed up three major serial operatio… read more

Similar categories in Fiona McIntosh's Dead Tide (DCI Jack Hawksworth #4) book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • australia
  • audiobook
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14. You Called an Ambulance for What?

By: Tim Booth

3.98

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Tim Booth is shocked when his first emergency callout for someone short of breath turns out to be a… read more

Similar categories in Tim Booth's You Called an Ambulance for What? book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • australia
  • audiobook
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15. Mirror Man (DCI Jack Hawksworth #3)

By: Fiona McIntosh

4.17

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

On the streets of England, a hunter is on the loose. The highly anticipated new crime thriller i… read more

Similar categories in Fiona McIntosh's Mirror Man (DCI Jack Hawksworth #3) book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • audiobook
Cover of The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar

16. The Mother Wound

By: Amani Haydar

4.48

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

'A magnificent and devastating work of art. There is a raging anger here, and a deep sorrow, but at… read more

Similar categories in Amani Haydar's The Mother Wound book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • audiobook
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17. The Family Doctor

By: Debra Oswald

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Paula is a dedicated suburban GP, who is devastated by the murder of a friend and her children by t… read more

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  • book club
  • australia
  • audiobook
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18. At the Foot of the Cherry Tree

By: Alli Parker

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A stirring story of love and hope, based on the incredible true story of Australia's first Japanese… read more

Similar categories in Alli Parker's At the Foot of the Cherry Tree book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • book club
  • australia
  • audiobook
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19. Best Foot Forward

By: Adam Hills

4.19

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Adam Hills was a quiet primary school kid with a prosthetic foot, who did all his homework and only… read more

Similar categories in Adam Hills's Best Foot Forward book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • audiobook
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20. Mary’s Last Dance

By: Mary Li

4.11

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The highly anticipated memoir of Australian ballerina Mary Li - and the long-awaited sequel to her … read more

Similar categories in Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance book and Mary Li's Mary’s Last Dance

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Under Her Skin: The life and work of Professor Fiona Wood AM, National Living Treasure by Sue      Williams

21. Under Her Skin: The life and work of Professor Fiona Wood AM, National Living Treasure

By: Sue Williams

4.44

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable story of Professor Fiona Wood AM, world-leading burns specialist and one of Australi… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction

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Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

Anna Funder

4.13

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Chris Hammer

4.23

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Jane Caro

3.96

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Gabbie Stroud

4.44

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Christoffer Carlsson

3.66

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3.68

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Lucy Treloar

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