7 must-read biography memoir books like The Forgotten Child: The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die by Richard Gallear

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The Forgotten Child: The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die

By: Richard Gallear

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby …

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1. Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape

By: Lisa Pulitzer , Jenna Miscavige Hill

3.77

Format: 402 pages, Hardcover

Jenna Miscavige was raised to obey. As niece of the Church of Scientology's leader David Miscavige,… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Scientology always has been a game of power and control. L. Ron Hubbard was the ultimate con man, and it's hard to figure out how much of Scientology was an experiment in brainwashing and controlling…"

-Lisa Pulitzer, Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape

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2. What She Left Behind

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

In this stunning new novel, the acclaimed author of THE PLUM TREE merges the past and present into … read more

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3. My Mother's Secret

By: J.L. Witterick

3.79

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

A novel based on a true story, a mother and daughter risk their lives to provide shelter to two fam… read more

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4. A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal

By: Jen Waite

3.90

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when you discover that the person you've built your life around never existed? When … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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5. Secrets of a Charmed Life

By: Susan Meissner

4.27

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

She stood at a crossroads, half-aware that her choice would send her down a path from which there c… read more

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  • british literature

6. The Mother's Promise

By: Sally Hepworth

4.25

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

A new poignant and breathtaking novel from the author of The Things We Keepand The Secrets of Midwi… read more

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7. Heart of the Dreaming

By: Di Morrissey

3.80

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

The book that launched Di Morrissey as Australia's most popular female novelist. At twenty-one, Que… read more

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8. My Secret Sister

By: None , Jenny Lee Smith

3.83

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Helen grew up in a village in Tyneside with her family living nearby. But they could not protect he… read more

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9. The Beekeeper's Daughter

By: Santa Montefiore

3.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

England, 1932: Grace Hamblin is growing up in a rural idyll. The beekeeper's daughter, she knows he… read more

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10. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

By: Dolly Parton

4.03

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"My coat of many colors that my mama made for me, Made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly. Now I know we had no money, but I was rich as I could be. In my coat of many colors my mama made for me…"

-Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

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11. Anna O

By: Matthew Blake

3.43

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

ANNA O WILL WAKE UP THE WORLD What if your nightmares weren’t really nightmares at all? We sp… read more

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"So many disorders of the mind can be traced back to the primordial forest. It is why it is such a unique symbol in fairy tales and myths. Leaving home and entering the Forest is a metaphor for sheddi…"

-Matthew Blake, Anna O

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12. The Girl Behind the Wall

By: Mandy Robotham

3.98

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

A city divided. When the Berlin Wall goes up, Karin is on the wrong side of the city. Overnight,… read more

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13. Silent Sisters

By: Joanne Lee

4.13

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

A deadly secret. A horrifying discovery. For over 20 years, Joanne Lee's mother kept the rema… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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14. When We Were Young & Brave

By: Hazel Gaynor

4.19

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Their motto was to be prepared, but nothing could prepare them for war. . . The New York Times b… read more

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15. The Woman in the Attic

By: Emily Hepditch

3.85

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

On the coast of rural Newfoundland, Hannah Fitzgerald's mother has lived her life in near total iso… read more

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16. From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

By: Jesse Thistle

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle—once a high school dropout and now … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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17. The Inheritance

By: Joanna Goodman

3.53

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls and The Forgotten Daughter comes a compu… read more

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  • family
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18. The Survivor: How I Survived Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter

By: Josef Lewkowicz

4.20

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

WINNER OF THE CANADIAN JEWISH LITERARY AWARD FOR HOLOCAUST LITERATURE An amazing, untold story of … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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19. The Forgotten Child: The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die

By: R. Gallear

4.40

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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20. Secret Child

By: Gordon Lewis

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The shocking true story of a young boy hidden away from his family and the world in a Catholic home… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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21. The Forgotten Child: The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die

By: Richard Gallear

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby … read more

Similar categories in Richard Gallear's The Forgotten Child: The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die book and Richard Gallear's The Forgotten Child: The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • british literature
  • adoption
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • family

9 Top nonfiction books like The Forgotten Child: The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die by Richard Gallear

Transform Your Habits

Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape

Lisa Pulitzer , Jenna Miscavige Hill

3.77

Transform Your Habits

A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal

Jen Waite

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

Dolly Parton

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Silent Sisters

Joanne Lee

4.13

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10 must-read nonfiction books like Secret Child by Gordon Lewis

Transform Your Habits

Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

Regina Calcaterra

4.31

My Secret Mother

None

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Asylum

Carol Minto

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Silent Sisters

Joanne Lee

4.13

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