The Reading Cure: How Books Restored My Appetite
By: Laura Freeman
4.03
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
At the age of fourteen, Laura Freeman was diagnosed with anorexia. She had seized the one aspect of…
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1. Crampton Hodnet
By: Barbara Pym
3.70
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Here, Barbara Mary Crampton Pym sails off into a wickedly comedic farce, focusing on the unsuitable… read more
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2. Casting Off (Cazalet Chronicles, #4)
By: Elizabeth Jane Howard
4.31
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
From Simon & Schuster, Elizabeth Jane Howard's Casting Off is the next chapter in the Cazalet Chron… read more
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"It is extraordinarily difficult not to hate someone when one feels powerless with them."-Elizabeth Jane Howard, Casting Off (Cazalet Chronicles, #4)
"Ich meine, wenn uns etwas nicht gelingt, bleibt uns noch genügend Zeit, es noch mal zu versuchen."-Elizabeth Jane Howard, Casting Off (Cazalet Chronicles, #4)
"Wenn du das Schreiben zu deinem Beruf machen willst, dann musst du anfangen, dich auf dein eigenes Urteil zu verlassen. Du darfst dir ruhig anhören, was andere davon halten, aber letztlich ist richti…"-Elizabeth Jane Howard, Casting Off (Cazalet Chronicles, #4)
"The effort of trying to turn grief into regret, to live entirely on past nourishment, even to keep the sharper parts of nostalgia credible (he found himself beginning to doubt and struggle with the i…"-Elizabeth Jane Howard, Casting Off (Cazalet Chronicles, #4)
3. Golden Hill
By: Francis Spufford
4.03
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a hands… read more
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4. Henry VIII
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine
3.50
Format: None pages,
Henry VIII is a history play generally believed to be a collaboration between William Shakespeare a… read more
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5. The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicles, #1)
By: Elizabeth Jane Howard
3.83
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In 1937, the coming war is only a distant cloud on Britain's horizon. As the Cazalet households pre… read more
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6. Farthing (Small Change, #1)
By: Jo Walton
4.26
Format: 104 pages,
One summer weekend in 1949 -- but not our 1949 -- the well-connected "Farthing set", a group of upp… read more
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7. Quartet in Autumn
By: Barbara Pym
3.90
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
This is the story of four people in late middle-age - Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia - whose chief… read more
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8. Mad Girl
By: Bryony Gordon
2.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Bryony Gordon has OCD. It's the snake in her brain that has told her ever since she was a teenager … read more
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9. Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
By: Laura Cumming
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Laura Cumming “combines first-rate art history with deeply felt m… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"It is such a long journey out, this one, from where we came; this life, our life, the journey between the first and last shores."-Laura Cumming, Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
"We see pictures in time and place. We cannot see them otherwise. They are fragments of our lives, moments of existence that may be as unremarkable as rain or as startling as a clap of thunder. Whatev…"-Laura Cumming, Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
"I cannot get enough of Dutch art. You can turn to this other world -- and it is a picture world as no other, a whole society visualised through time and place, seasons and generations, moment by mome…"-Laura Cumming, Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
"Fabritius is thirty-two, and I was the same age when I first wrote about his self-portrait. He and I remain the same age whenever we meet. He is dead, I am still alive, so the existential maths [sic]…"-Laura Cumming, Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
10. Absolutely and Forever
By: Rose Tremain
3.90
Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition
A piercing short novel of thwarted love and true friendship from one of our greatest living writers… read more
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11. Quite
By: Claudia Winkleman
4.04
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Funny, moving and truthful… Quite Claudia Winkleman’s warmth, humour, no-holds-barred attitude a… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
12. Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness
By: Christian Lewis
4.40
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
Join Christian Lewis as he walks the entire coastline of the UK – his dog Jet in tow – and rebuilds… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
13. Are We Having Fun Yet?
By: Lucy Mangan
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Meet Liz: all she wants is some peace and quiet so she can read a book with her cat Henry, love of … read more
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"I want cheese,’ says Kate, reaching for the board and knife. ‘Hardworking vaginas need dairy."-Lucy Mangan, Are We Having Fun Yet?
"I swear quietly and violently. Leaving my waffle feels like parting from a lover too soon. Our relationship has barely begun."-Lucy Mangan, Are We Having Fun Yet?
"She was one we really did think would outlive us all, preserved for ever by gin and evil. ‘Like herpes,’ Fiona once said. ‘There’s no shifting her."-Lucy Mangan, Are We Having Fun Yet?
"Au for an au pair!’ Richard – who dismisses Céline’s experiences as a run of simple bad luck – cries every time, labouring as he does under the profound misapprehension that the law of diminishing re…"-Lucy Mangan, Are We Having Fun Yet?
14. Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
By: Kathleen Stock
4.22
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an imp… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"I am critical of gender identity theory – but not of trans people, for whom I have friendly sympathy and respect."-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
"The background assumption seems to be that, paradoxically, by identifying and discussing socially produced inequalities, we further entrench them; whereas if we ignore them, perhaps they will go away."-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
"A first thing to note, in case it’s unclear, is that I am not arguing against legal protections for trans people against violence, discrimination or coercive surgeries. I enthusiastically support the…"-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
"And perhaps most awkwardly, they have been left unable properly to explain why, internationally, half the population in a given culture might be disproportionately subject to specific experiences lik…"-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
15. Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
By: Sandi Toksvig
4.39
Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition
This long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved celebrities - a writer, broadcaster, acti… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"For years the physicist Donna Strickland was not deemed notable enough for an entry. She finally got her place in Wikipedia on the day she won the Nobel Prize. Surely that cannot be what it takes to …"-Sandi Toksvig, Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
"I had failed to follow the fundamental school rule that you ought to turn up every day. The truth is I found it boring and I don’t do well with that. I have learned to deal with hurt, embarrassment, …"-Sandi Toksvig, Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
"Margrie himself was made the first ‘Mr London’, a title which has the pleasing sense of them having had a swimsuit round in the competition. Margrie believed that he was a perfect example of a new ev…"-Sandi Toksvig, Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
16. What I'd Rather Not Think About
By: Jente Posthuma
3.77
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
What if one half of a pair of twins no longer wants to live? What if the other can’t live without t… read more
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- mental health
"Cracks in the ground aren't always visible to the naked eye. Every movement has the potential to take you down."-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About
"This was shocking to me, because if the oldest person I knew understood even less about the world than I did, then how was it possible that other adults had all the answers? And what was the point of…"-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About
"To be a natural presence, you shouldn't take up too much space, which I always found easy at the beginning of a friendship. It felt nice to reshape myself into precisely the right format until the mo…"-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About
17. A Perfect Day to Be Alone
By: Nanae Aoyama
3.12
Format: 160 pages, ebook
It was raining when I arrived at the house. The walls of my room were lined with cat photos, set in… read more
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"I feel like maybe I should use up all my sadness now while I'm young. So, I don't end up all miserable when I'm old."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
"Is that how it feels to you? Oh, you bet. Pain, suffering - that stuff's always scary, no matter how long you've been around."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
18. Murder at the Monastery (Canon Clement Mystery #3)
By: Richard Coles
3.87
Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition
Daniel Clement has suffered a secret humiliation and to recover, takes respite at the monastery whe… read more
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19. The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
By: Evanna Lynch
4.54
Format: 463 pages, Paperback
A searing memoir from Harry Potter star and activist Evanna Lynch about the bravery it takes to emb… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- mental health
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- self help
"To protect the dream or the disorder this will become the most difficult of choices that I will routinely have to grapple with, a choice I will have to make over and over."-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
"One day, not too far in the distant future, this body will be a pile of decaying flesh and dust in the ground. But for now, she's alive and vibrant, and I want to stop hurting her."-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
"For me, recovery from recovery was probably the most confusing time – the most lonely, frustrating and psychologically challenging time. It did not feel heroic and it was also incredibly tedious."-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
"I cut those things out completely, wiping entire shelves of the food pyramid from my life, and felt powerful for it. That feeling of power and superiority fuelled my determination to do better, to ke…"-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)
20. Jog On: How Running Saved My Life
By: Bella Mackie
3.66
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Divorced and struggling with deep-rooted mental health problems, Bella Mackie ended her twenties in… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- psychology
- mental health
- nonfiction
- self help
21. What About Men?
By: Caitlin Moran
3.70
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
As any feminist who talks about the problems of girls and women will know, the first question you w… read more
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- nonfiction
- mental health
"Finally I read 12 Rules for Life and there is some good stuff in it. Peterson’s step by step advice on how to properly argue with loved ones and come to an agreement that is satisfying to both is und…"-Caitlin Moran, What About Men?
22. The Cat Who Caught a Killer (Conrad the Cat Detective #1)
By: L.T. Shearer
3.30
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
Meet Conrad the cat. You’ve never met a detective like him before. Neither has Lulu Lewis when h… read more
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23. Immortal Games, The
By: Annaliese Avery
3.66
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The Blood Moon marks the start of the Immortal Games. The Gods of Olympus randomly select humans as… read more
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24. Yours from the Tower
By: Sally Nicholls
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Bridgerton fans rejoice! This epistolary confection—told in letters among three school friends—is p… read more
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25. The Accidental Housemate
By: Sal Thomas
4.12
Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition
A whip-smart, hilariously funny romcom for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella! Cath Becki… read more
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26. Burntcoat
By: Sarah Hall
3.72
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying novel of mortality, passion, and human connection, set against the backdrop of a de… read more
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"I have this feeling - of being unplugged and too far from the socket and what remains is a red warning bar."-Sarah Hall, Burntcoat
"I did not contact my father. He had another family; he was a stranger. I'd been raised, capably and neglectfully, by a borrowed woman and her shadow. I lay on Naomi's bed in the empty cottage, comfor…"-Sarah Hall, Burntcoat
"There's blindness to new lovers. They exist in the rare atmosphere of their own colony, trusting by sense and feel, creatures consuming each other, building shelters with their hopes. Other worlds ce…"-Sarah Hall, Burntcoat
27. Edith Holler
By: Edward Carey
3.91
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse—and the m… read more
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28. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)
By: Kate Atkinson
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more
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29. Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets
By: Louise Willder
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
This is the outside story of books. From blurbs to titles, quotes to (checks jacket) cute animal de… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
30. The Reading Cure: How Books Restored My Appetite
By: Laura Freeman
4.03
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
At the age of fourteen, Laura Freeman was diagnosed with anorexia. She had seized the one aspect of… read more
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- memoir
- psychology
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- autobiography
- biography memoir
- food
- nonfiction
- books about books
- self help
31. The Echoes
By: Evie Wyld
3.93
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
A story about the weight of the past and the promise of the future set between rural Australia and … read more
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