12 Best nonfiction books like Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir by Frieda Annette Adkins

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Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir

By: Frieda Annette Adkins

3.88

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Frieda grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. She and her five brothers were the offspring of a wayward mother …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir by Frieda Annette Adkins , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Perfect Match

By: Jodi Picoult

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Picoult brings to life a female prosecutor whose cherished family is shattered when she learns that… read more

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"Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."

-Jodi Picoult, Perfect Match

"You saved me," I said. Nathaniel put his hands on either side of my face. "I had to," he said. "So you could save me back."

-Jodi Picoult, Perfect Match

"If I have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over- only living with the mistakes you've made."

-Jodi Picoult, Perfect Match

"Having to face him at a competency hearing is like getting to hell and finding out that the only food available is raw liver-insult added to injury."

-Jodi Picoult, Perfect Match

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2. Sing You Home

By: Jodi Picoult

3.82

Format: 466 pages, Hardcover

After Zoe Baxter loses her baby, the only way she can find of coping is to try again. But her husb… read more

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"Better safe than sorry!"

-Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home

"Music is the language of memory"

-Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home

"We Pisces, we're a special breed."

-Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home

"We isolated ourselves, because it hurt less."

-Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home

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3. The Storyteller

By: Jodi Picoult

4.30

Format: 461 pages, Hardcover

Some stories live forever . . . Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing t… read more

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"The only monsters I have ever known were men."

-Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

"But sometimes, in order to win, you have to make sacrifices."

-Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

"The person may have a scar, but it also means they have a story"

-Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

"Good people are good people; religion has nothing to do with it."

-Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller

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4. Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)

By: V.C. Andrews

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

Such wonderful children. Such a beautiful mother. Such a lovely house. Such endless terror! It wasn… read more

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5. Manic: A Memoir

By: Terri Cheney

2.89

Format: None pages,

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Similar categories in Terri Cheney's Manic: A Memoir book and Frieda Annette Adkins's Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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6. Why Me?

By: Sarah Burleton

3.90

Format: 49 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • abuse
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7. Empty Chairs

By: Stacey Danson

3.50

Format: 270 pages,

Much more than a story about child abuse. Did you hear a child screaming again last night? Did you … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • abuse

8. House Rules

By: Jodi Picoult

4.04

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

When your son can't look you in the eye...does that mean he's guilty? Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asp… read more

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9. The Abuse of Ashley Collins

By: Jon Athan

2.00

Format: 28 pages,

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10. Harvesting the Heart

By: Jodi Picoult

4.15

Format: 447 pages, Paperback

From the #1 New York TimesBestselling author of Leaving Time Paige has only a few vivid memories of… read more

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11. Nineteen Minutes

By: Jodi Picoult

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. I… read more

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12. Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery

By: Catherine Gildiner

4.46

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner's presents five of what she calls her m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Anger is a defense, not a feeling, ....analyze what feeling the anger was covering."

-Catherine Gildiner, Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery

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13. The Orphan Collector

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia… read more

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"May God forgive you for what you’ve done."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

"Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

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14. Too Young to Kill

By: M. William Phelps

4.03

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

Killing Her Wasn't Enough… Sixteen-year-old Adrianne Reynolds couldn't unravel the twisted tangl… read more

Similar categories in M. William Phelps's Too Young to Kill book and Frieda Annette Adkins's Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir

  • nonfiction
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15. 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
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16. The Fire and the Ore

By: Olivia Hawker

4.07

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

Three spirited wives in nineteenth-century Utah. One husband. A compelling novel of family, sisterh… read more

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17. The Nurse's Secret

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.15

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

The unflinching, spellbinding new book from the acclaimed author of The Second Life of Mirielle Wes… read more

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18. 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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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"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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19. 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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  • nonfiction
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20. The Day John Died: 25th Anniversary Edition

By: Christopher Andersen

4.23

Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition

"People keep telling me I can be a great man. I'd rather be a good one."—John F. Kennedy, Jr. Where… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Andersen's The Day John Died: 25th Anniversary Edition book and Frieda Annette Adkins's Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir

  • nonfiction
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21. The Southern Killer (Joe Hennessy Legal Thriller #3)

By: Peter O'Mahoney

4.56

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

When criminal defense attorney Joe Hennessy uncovers information about his son's unsolved murder, h… read more

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22. The Boy From Block 66: A WW2 Jewish Holocaust Survival True Story (Heroic Children of World War II Book 1)

By: Limor Regev

4.46

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

He has endured more than any child ever should, but now he must survive Block 66. January, 1945 . … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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23. Walk the Blue Line: They Walk the Line between Life and Death

By: James Patterson

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

They risk their lives every day to protect and serve our homes, families and communities. Here are … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Walk the Blue Line: They Walk the Line between Life and Death book and Frieda Annette Adkins's Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir

  • nonfiction
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24. The Doctor's Daughter

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.33

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1941: It was her father’s job to save the lives of the SS. But she chose to risk everyth… read more

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"No one warned me there would eventually be a last tick."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"How is beauty ever to be seen through a tarnished lens?"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"It’s easier to dream of a future where we are not in a war."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"Nothing is what it was, and this town is no longer a part of who we are."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

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25. 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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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • abuse
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26. The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

By: Erin Litteken

4.46

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo. In the 1930s, Stalin… read more

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27. The Auschwitz Twins (The Auschwitz Twins #3)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.46

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

A bloodcurdling drama unravels in the shadow of Mengele's dark, twisted obsession. Ernst must face… read more

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28. The Mother

By: Valerie Keogh

4.29

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Preorder the BRAND NEW psychological thriller from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Nurse A… read more

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29. Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir

By: Frieda Annette Adkins

3.88

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Frieda grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. She and her five brothers were the offspring of a wayward mother … read more

Similar categories in Frieda Annette Adkins's Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir book and Frieda Annette Adkins's Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • abuse
Cover of 30 Days (30 Days, #1) by K. Larsen

30. 30 Days (30 Days, #1)

By: K. Larsen

3.81

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Abused by her husband. Dealing with the loss of her only sister. A suicide attempt that doesn’t end… read more

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  • abuse
"How funny."

-K. Larsen, 30 Days (30 Days, #1)

"Are you mad?"

-K. Larsen, 30 Days (30 Days, #1)

"You just ruined a perfectly delicious Danish!"

-K. Larsen, 30 Days (30 Days, #1)

"I’ll never let you go is scrawled three inches long down the side of my ribcage. The skin is still an angry red color, puffy and irritated looking. My gaze drifts up to Colin’s in the mirror. I suck …"

-K. Larsen, 30 Days (30 Days, #1)

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31. Blood Lines (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor #2)

By: Nelson DeMille

4.32

Format: 508 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille, Blood Lines features the r… read more

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Manic: A Memoir

Terri Cheney

2.89

Transform Your Habits

Why Me?

Sarah Burleton

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Empty Chairs

Stacey Danson

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery

Catherine Gildiner

4.46

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Transform Your Habits

The Dry Grass of August

Anna Jean Mayhew

3.56

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The Orphan Collector

Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Seamstress of New Orleans

Diane C. McPhail

3.79

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The Storyteller of Casablanca

Fiona Valpy

4.40

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