12 best-selling memoir books like Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing by Marian Henley

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Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

By: Marian Henley

4.27

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Marian Henley's beautifully illustrated memoir tells an emotionally resonant story about the wonder…

If you liked the memoir plot in Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing by Marian Henley , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. A Guest in the House

By: Emily Carroll

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more

Similar categories in Emily Carroll's A Guest in the House book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
  • comics
"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

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2. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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3. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

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4. Hirayasumi, Vol. 1

By: Keigo Shinzō

4.47

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

With a carefree outlook on life, Hiroto knows better than anyone that slowing down is sometimes the… read more

Similar categories in Keigo Shinzō's Hirayasumi, Vol. 1 book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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5. La Bibliomule de Cordoue

By: Wilfrid Lupano

4.41

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

Califat d'Al Andalus, Espagne. Année 976 Voilà près de soixante ans que le califat est placé sou… read more

Similar categories in Wilfrid Lupano's La Bibliomule de Cordoue book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
Cover of Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir by Robert Kirby

6. Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir

By: Robert Kirby

3.75

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Marriage doesn’t define a relationship. Unless you want it to. In Marry Me a Little, Rob Kirby r… read more

Similar categories in Robert Kirby's Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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7. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

By: Patrick Horvath

4.21

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Live, laugh, shed blood. Dexter meets Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Town in this twisted debut graphi… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Horvath's Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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8. This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America

By: Navied Mahdavian

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A gorgeously illustrated and written debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a h… read more

Similar categories in Navied Mahdavian's This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls

9. Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir

By: Tessa Hulls

4.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing, deeply moving graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women, exploring lo… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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10. Bad Dreams in the Night

By: Adam Ellis

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Like a graphic novel version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark , this collection of original hor… read more

Similar categories in Adam Ellis's Bad Dreams in the Night book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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11. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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12. Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image

By: Siobhan Gallagher

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Author and illustrator Siobhán Gallagher’s humorous and heartfelt graphic memoir details her journe… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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13. Naftalina

By: Sole Otero

4.05

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

In this moving family saga, a teenage woman uncovers the hushed history of sexual violence that sha… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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14. 49 Days

By: Agnes Lee

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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15. How War Begins: Dispatches from the Ukrainian Invasion

By: Igort

4.06

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

In 2022, Igort, an acclaimed Italian cartoonist, began taking down the testimonies of Ukrainians du… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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16. Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation

By: James W. Loewen

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

At last! The long-awaited graphic version of the multi-million copy bestselling corrective to Ameri… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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17. Tender

By: Beth Hetland

3.91

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

A psychological thriller about a woman obsessed with her vision for a picture-perfect, curated life… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • mental health
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18. Seoul Before Sunrise

By: Samir Dahmani

3.37

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Haunted by a lost friendship, Seong-Ji (re)discovers herself during nocturnal exploration of a drea… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir by Denise Dorrance

19. Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir

By: Denise Dorrance

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

For fans of Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? , an unputdownable debut graphic The what… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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20. Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair

By: Lucy Knisley

4.43

Format: 208 pages, Library Binding

WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the House Cat… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Worry Lines: You're Doing Really Well Given the Circumstances by Worry Lines

21. Worry Lines: You're Doing Really Well Given the Circumstances

By: Worry Lines

4.39

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From the massively popular Instagram account featuring a kind, relatable, genderless blob, this col… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
Cover of A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings by Will Betke-Brunswick

22. A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings

By: Will Betke-Brunswick

4.00

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

During Will Betke-Brunswick’s sophomore year of college, their beloved mother, Elizabeth, is diagno… read more

Similar categories in Will Betke-Brunswick's A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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23. A Fade of Light

By: Nate Fakes

4.31

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

An intimate and moving graphic memoir by cartoonist Nate Fakes, dedicated to his stepdad Ron, a lar… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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24. Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account

By: Ernesto Saade

3.95

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

"This is the story of Carlos and Elena, the story of thousands, the story of my country . . . This … read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Saade's Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account book and Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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25. Self-Esteem and the End of the World

By: Luke Healy

3.73

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

“Who is Luke Healy?” An absurdist dramedy about self-esteem in the wake of a climate destruction L… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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26. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia by Christi Furnas

27. Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia

By: Christi Furnas

3.87

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

This autobiographically-inspired graphic novel explores mental health and schizophrenia in a surpri… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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28. Final Cut

By: Charles Burns

3.88

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The beloved and award-winning author of BLACK HOLE's haunting and visually arresting story of an ar… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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29. Vera Bushwack

By: Sig Burwash

4.15

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

A uniquely thrilling and emotive fantasy ride along a sea-bordered highway The wondrous rustic l… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • mental health
Cover of The Heart That Fed: A Father, a Son, and the Long Shadow of War by Carl Sciacchitano

30. The Heart That Fed: A Father, a Son, and the Long Shadow of War

By: Carl Sciacchitano

4.31

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant graphic memoir debut, this is a loving son’s exploration of his tumultuous relationship… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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31. Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

By: Marian Henley

4.27

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Marian Henley's beautifully illustrated memoir tells an emotionally resonant story about the wonder… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction

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