7 best-selling memoir books like Still Cove Journal by Gladys Taber

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Still Cove Journal

By: Gladys Taber

4.51

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

A collection of thoughts on the beauty and lore of Cape Cod, presented with pen-and-ink drawings, r…

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1. An Old-Fashioned Girl

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

It was first serialised in the Merry's Museum magazine between July and August in 1869 and consiste… read more

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"There can't be too much charity!"

-Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl

"A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman."

-Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl

"When you feel out of sorts, try to make some one else happy, and you will soon be so yourself."

-Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl

"We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly."

-Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl

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2. Charms for the Easy Life

By: Kaye Gibbons

4.02

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A family without men, the Birches live gloriously offbeat lives in the lush, green backwoods of Nor… read more

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3. The Scent of Water

By: Elizabeth Goudge

4.16

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Mary Lindsay met her little niece and namesake only once, but she saw in the quiet, imaginative chi… read more

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"Understanding is a creative act in a dimension we do not see."

-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water

"She knew there could be no certainty, only faith. Could she find faith?"

-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water

"What is the scent of water?" "Renewal. The goodness of God coming down like dew."

-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water

"Being ill makes you feel what well people call sentimental, but what you feel is nonetheless genuine whatever they call it."

-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water

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4. In This Mountain (Mitford Years, #7)

By: Jan Karon

4.33

Format: 488 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Restless with his retirement, Father Tim, accompanied by Cynthia, gears up for a year-long ministry… read more

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"When we receive the bread and blood, we, also, are touching God...I know you recognize that wonderous fact, dear brother, but sometimes it's good to be reminded."

-Jan Karon, In This Mountain (Mitford Years, #7)

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5. Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

By: Elizabeth Taylor , Paul Bailey

4.00

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

Librarian Note: An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here On a rainy Sunday in Januar… read more

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"Abrió el libro, pero ninguna página parecía ser lo bastante potente para borrar la soledad que sentía."

-Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

"La catastrofe de la vejez residía en no atreverse a ir a cualquier parte, en resignarse a perder la libertad"

-Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

"If you don't praise people just sometimes a little early on they die of despair, or turn into Hitlers, you know?"

-Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

"...pensaba en el amor y en sus espantosas desigualdades. Siempre hay alguien que ofrece la mejilla y otro que la besa."

-Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

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6. The Dean's Watch

By: Elizabeth Goudge

3.31

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The cathedral Dean, Adam Ayscough, holds a deep love for his parishioners, but he is held captive b… read more

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7. Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams (#2)

By: Susan Branch

4.00

Format: 202 pages,

In the winter of 1982, long before she became the watercolor artist and author we know today, Susan… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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8. Cranford

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

3.81

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

'It is very pleasant dining with a bachelor...I only hope it is not improper; so many pleasant thin… read more

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9. David Copperfield

By: Charles Dickens , Jeremy Tambling

4.03

Format: 882 pages, Paperback

David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impov… read more

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"Trifles make the sum of life. "

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

"the sight of me is good for sore eyes"

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

"Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him."

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

"My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day"

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

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10. The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.01

Format: 30 pages,

When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, quirky, tart-tongued archaeologist Ruth G… read more

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11. Gentian Hill

By: Elizabeth Goudge

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

They met as children--in a lush, enchanting land where anguish and strife did not exist. Even then,… read more

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12. A Month in the Country

By: J.L. Carr , Michael Holroyd

3.76

Format: None pages,

In J. L. Carr's deeply charged poetic novel, Tom Birkin, a veteran of the Great War and a broken ma… read more

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13. All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)

By: James Herriot

3.59

Format: 251 pages,

The classic multimillion copy bestseller Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir

14. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)

By: Rachel Joyce

3.68

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

A novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all b… read more

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15. Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression

By: Mildred Armstrong Kalish

4.75

Format: 2112 pages,

I tell of a time, a place, and a way of life long gone. For many years I have had the urge to descr… read more

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16. The Fairy Tale Girl (#1)

By: Susan Branch

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Based on the diaries Susan Branch has kept since she was in her twenties, The Fairy Tale Girl is an… read more

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17. Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #6)

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.88

Format: None pages,

Anne is the mother of five, with never a dull moment in her lively home. And now with a new baby on… read more

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18. The Two Mrs. Abbotts (Miss Buncle, #3)

By: D.E. Stevenson

3.94

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Mrs Abbott is flustered at the thought of putting up a lady from the Red Cross, but is happily surp… read more

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19. Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.12

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Emily knows she's going to be a great writer. She also knows that she and her childhood sweetheart,… read more

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"Don't let a three-o'clock-at-night feeling fog your soul."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

"Don’t let a three-o’clock-at-night feeling fog your soul."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

"Oh, I am—I am lonely—with the loneliness of unshared thought."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

"It's dreadful what little things lead people to misunderstand each other."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

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20. The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America

By: Elizabeth Letts

4.23

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The incredible true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"As she passed through Maine, Annie would interpret a certain expression on someone's face as possibly a family trait. She saw the Stuart in a stranger's clear blue eyes, the Libby in someone's advent…"

-Elizabeth Letts, The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America

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21. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

By: Katherine May

3.86

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knoc… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • nature
  • essays
"The problem with “everything"

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

"Much to my regret, I have yet to befriend a robin."

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

"The only thing breaking me was pretending to be like everyone else."

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

"You need to live a life that you can cope with, not the one that other people want."

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

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22. Finding Margaret Fuller

By: Allison Pataki

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central… read more

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23. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

By: Ellis Peters

4.17

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more

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"Love shared is no sin."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

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24. Miss Austen

By: Gill Hornby

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Whoever looked at an elderly lady and saw the young heroine she once was? England, 1840. For the… read more

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"To surrender one's books, well: it is to surrender part of one's soul."

-Gill Hornby, Miss Austen

"Oh, marriage!' Jane retorted. 'Marriage! Always the excuse for all failures of character. One does so long for it to bring some improvements, but more often it appears the root cause of all poor beha…"

-Gill Hornby, Miss Austen

"Well ...' Cassie thought for a moment, and found she could not disagree. 'I suppose she is very happy to be married to James. And, perhaps, for the moment, yes, a little ... bumptious with it.' Jane …"

-Gill Hornby, Miss Austen

"Was I terribly rude?' It was almost as if she might care a jot. 'Yes! You were frightful!' Cassy tugged at her locks playfully. 'As rude as I was to Mr Blackall?' 'No,' Cassy conceded, laughing. 'Nob…"

-Gill Hornby, Miss Austen

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25. The Electricity of Every Living Thing

By: Katherine May

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A life-affirming and perspective-shifting memoir of one woman's walk in the wilds as she comes to t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • nature
"Perhaps he has just never been at the wrong end of a dead-eyed bombardment of boy-band facts from a particularly obsessed teenage girl."

-Katherine May, The Electricity of Every Living Thing

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26. Becoming Mrs. Lewis

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.05

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

In a most improbable friendship, she found love. In a world where women were silenced, she found he… read more

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"I'm trying because I must."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"Desperation fuels one to believe idiocy is insight"

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"You tolerate what you must when it becomes your reality."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"If you knew all the answers, there'd be no need for trust, little one."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

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27. The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

By: Hazel Gaynor

4.09

Format: 416 pages, ebook

“They call me a heroine, but I am not deserving of such accolades. I am just an ordinary young woma… read more

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28. The Last Garden in England

By: Julia Kelly

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the international bestseller The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes… read more

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"Each new garden is like an unread book, its pages brimming with possibility."

-Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

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29. The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days

By: Helen Rebanks

3.89

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

A portrait of life at Helen Rebanks' Lake District farmhouse that beautifully captures the unsung w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • nature
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30. Still Cove Journal

By: Gladys Taber

4.51

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

A collection of thoughts on the beauty and lore of Cape Cod, presented with pen-and-ink drawings, r… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • nature
  • essays

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4.00

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3.59

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4.23

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Kathryn Davis , Barbara Comyns

3.90

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Muriel Spark

3.83

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3.94

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