9 must-read nonfiction books like This Is Gail by Juliette O'Brien

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This Is Gail

By: Juliette O'Brien

3.76

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

An inspiring story of one woman's journey through heartbreaking loss to renewal and new purpose.In …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in This Is Gail by Juliette O'Brien , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. April Fool's Day

By: Bryce Courtenay

4.21

Format: 673 pages, Hardcover

In the end, love is more important than everything and it will conquer and overcome anything. Or th… read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. Bad Hair Year

By: Bambi Smyth

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

How do you write a 'goodbye' letter to your friends and family when you may - or may not - be about… read more

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3. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

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4. Prima Facie

By: Suzie Miller

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This is not life, this is law… Tessa Ensler loves her job. She’s worked her up to being a top cr… read more

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"All I know is that somewhere. Some time. Somehow. Something has to change."

-Suzie Miller, Prima Facie

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5. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients

By: Adam Kay

3.91

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing p… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. The Happiest Man on Earth

By: Eddie Jaku

4.62

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie Jaku always considered hi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It is never too late to be kind, polite, and a loving human being."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"You see, your food is not enough. There is no medicine for your morals. If your morals are gone, you go."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"Supranti, vien maisto nepakanka. Žlugusiai moralei vaistų nėra. Kai nebelieka moralės, nebelieka ir tavęs."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"May you always have love to share, may you always have health to spare and may you always have friends that care"

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

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7. Sanctuary

By: Garry Disher

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A thrilling new standalone set in regional SA, from one of Australia's most esteemed crime authors.… read more

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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

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"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. 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

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  • nonfiction
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10. Lisa

By: Lisa Curry

4.25

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

The long-awaited memoir of one of Australia's most enduring and inspiring sporting icons. Triple … read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. What Happened to Nina?

By: Dervla McTiernan

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

10 hours, 50 minutes From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an… read more

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12. Exiles (Aaron Falk, #3)

By: Jane Harper

4.05

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing… read more

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13. Glenrock

By: Lee Christine

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A murdered judge. Two missing lawyers. A thrilling tale of mystery and suspense from the bestsellin… read more

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14. The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

By: Grace Tame

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Grace Tame has never walked on middle ground. From a young age, her life was defined by uncertai… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I learned something about the commodification of trauma that day [Tame's appearance on the ABC's Q&A programme], which is that you have to take things into your own hands. If you don't speak, people …"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I survived being Australian of the Year because I knew already that it wouldn't be a true reflection of my worth. I knew it would be ugly, at least in part. I came equipped with a glimpse of fame tha…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I frowned at Scott Morrison deliberately because, in my opinion, he has done and assisted in objectively terrible things. No matter what your politics are, the harm that was caused under his governme…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

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15. The Survivors

By: Jane Harper

3.76

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets... Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day… read more

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16. Last Shot

By: Jock Zonfrillo

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition and redemption in the high-stakes world of Michelin s… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. The Pull of the Stars

By: Emma Donoghue

3.96

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospita… read more

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"Guilt was the sooty air we breathed these days."

-Emma Donoghue, The Pull of the Stars

"I’m beginning to know enough to know that I know nothing."

-Emma Donoghue, The Pull of the Stars

"I seem to have stumbled onto love, like a pothole in the night."

-Emma Donoghue, The Pull of the Stars

"Neither of us mentioned the kissing, so as not to burst the bubble by touching it. So as not to think about what it meant for the two of us to kiss."

-Emma Donoghue, The Pull of the Stars

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18. The Soulmate

By: Sally Hepworth

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge... … read more

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19. The Liars

By: Petronella McGovern

3.84

Format: 407 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Six Minutes and The Good Teacher comes a compelling family drama of … read more

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"There’s more to development than money…Think of how a child develops. Learns to walk, talk. Grows up. Gets a bit smarter every day. That’s development too. It’s time for Kinton Bay to grow up. Get sm…"

-Petronella McGovern, The Liars

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20. 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

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  • nonfiction
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21. You Need to Know

By: Nicola Moriarty

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Ex and Those Other Women comes a thrilling family drama about th… read more

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22. The Dinner Party

By: Rebecca Heath

3.60

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

Four Couples. It's Summer 1979 in the idyllic suburban neighbourhood of Ridgefield, during a scorc… read more

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23. Reputation

By: Sarah Vaughan

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal returns with a new psychological thriller about a po… read more

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24. Every Last Suspect

By: Nicola Moriarty

3.95

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Who killed Harriet? Complicated, driven, loving; manipulative, irresistible, monstrous – whether… read more

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25. Our Holiday

By: Louise Candlish

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, twisty new thriller from the bestselling author of Our HouseTHERE’S TROUBLE IN PARADISE… read more

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26. This Is Gail

By: Juliette O'Brien

3.76

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

An inspiring story of one woman's journey through heartbreaking loss to renewal and new purpose.In … read more

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27. Tilda Is Visible

By: Jane Tara

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A woman starts to disappear—literally—in midlife, and only then begins to discover herself in this … read more

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"Support groups are like bras – some aren’t that supportive."

-Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

"Once we’ve grown used to the weight of loss and the impermanence of everything, something shifts."

-Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

"How the world sees us, how other people see us is meaningless. What’s important is how we see ourselves. We must be visible to ourselves."

-Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

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