6 best-selling memoir books like The Ugly Daughter by Julia Legian, Dawn Burke

Cover of The Ugly Daughter by Julia Legian, Dawn Burke

The Ugly Daughter

By: Julia Legian , Dawn Burke

4.00

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

The Ugly Daughter is a thrilling memoir, the gripping true story of a young girl who witnessed horr…

If you liked the memoir plot in The Ugly Daughter by Julia Legian, Dawn Burke , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Slave: My True Story by Damien Lewis, Mende Nazer

1. Slave: My True Story

By: Damien Lewis , Mende Nazer

4.27

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

Mende Nazer lost her childhood at age twelve, when she was sold into slavery. It all began one horr… read more

Similar categories in Damien Lewis's Slave: My True Story book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Forever Liesl by Charmian Carr, Jean A.S. Strauss, Jean A. S. Strauss

2. Forever Liesl

By: Charmian Carr , Jean A.S. Strauss , Jean A. S. Strauss

4.00

Format: None pages,

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Similar categories in Charmian Carr's Forever Liesl book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of My Sergei: A Love Story by Ekaterina Gordeeva, E.M. Swift

3. My Sergei: A Love Story

By: Ekaterina Gordeeva , E.M. Swift

4.39

Format: 280 pages,

Thrown together as children by the Soviet regime and told to skate for the good of the state, Serge… read more

Similar categories in Ekaterina Gordeeva's My Sergei: A Love Story book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Breaking Clean by Judy Blunt

4. Breaking Clean

By: Judy Blunt

3.71

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

Blunt has turned the memories of her childhood and young adulthood in rural Montana into a beautifu… read more

Similar categories in Judy Blunt's Breaking Clean book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond by William Stadiem, Essie Mae Washington-Williams

5. Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond

By: William Stadiem , Essie Mae Washington-Williams

3.47

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

Breaking nearly eight decades of silence, Essie Mae Washington-Williams comes forward with a story … read more

Similar categories in William Stadiem's Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

6. Half-Breed

By: Maria Campbell

2.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

Maria Campbell's biography is a classic, vital account of a young Metis woman's struggle to come to… read more

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7. Jesus Land: A Memoir

By: Julia Scheeres

3.50

Format: 262 pages,

For Julia Scheeres and her adopted brother David, "Jesus Land" stretched from their parents' fundam… read more

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8. The Ugly Daughter

By: Julia Legian , Dawn Burke

4.00

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

The Ugly Daughter is a thrilling memoir, the gripping true story of a young girl who witnessed horr… read more

Similar categories in Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

  • biography
  • memoir
  • inspirational
  • asia
  • psychology
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • abuse

9. Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Own

By: None

3.40

Format: None pages,

A pampered Long Island princess hits the road in a converted bus with her wilderness-loving husband… read more

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10. Education Of A Princess A Memoir By Marie, Grand Duchess Of Russia

By: None

3.87

Format: None pages,

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11. Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman

By: K. Limakatso Kendall , None

4.12

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

A compelling and unique autobiography by an African woman with little formal education, less privil… read more

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12. Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq

By: James Ridgeway , Alia Mamdouh , None

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"In August 2003 a young Iraqi blogger began reporting her experiences as a civilian observer in Bag… read more

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13. Welfare Brat

By: None

4.22

Format: 160 pages,

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14. Faithfull

By: David Dalton , Marianne Faithfull

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

This is a memoir by Marianne Faithfull, recounting her days in the swinging '60s. She recalls her l… read more

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15. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

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"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

Cover of The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1) by Barry Kirwan

16. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

By: Barry Kirwan

4.23

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more

Similar categories in Barry Kirwan's The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1) book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

Cover of Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind by Darnyelle Jervey Harmon

17. Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind

By: Darnyelle Jervey Harmon

4.29

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Ready to break through the six-figure plateau? Discover an actionable strategy to cross over the mi… read more

Similar categories in Darnyelle Jervey Harmon's Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • inspirational
Cover of Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives by Anne  Michaud

18. Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

By: Anne Michaud

4.29

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

Why do good women stay with bad men? What if political wives are just as calculating as their in… read more

Similar categories in Anne Michaud's Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • inspirational
"The political wife came forward and publicly vouched for her straying man. If she could continue to trust and believe in him, the public could too – or so the script went."

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

"For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. Peopl…"

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

"What we witness playing out in the relationships of our public figures we risk finding acceptable in our private lives. Feminists have connected women’s sexual subordination to their unequal status i…"

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

"To leave the marriage behind is to step out of the spotlight. It means fading into normalcy, returning to ordinary life, perhaps an impossible admission for women who have built their egos on being o…"

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

Cover of Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love by Aimee Cabo Nikolov

19. Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

By: Aimee Cabo Nikolov

4.30

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

Her family secrets burst in the spotlight when Aimee and her sister went to the authorities. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Aimee Cabo Nikolov's Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love book and Julia Legian's The Ugly Daughter

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • inspirational
  • abuse
"#metooasachild"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"We can be beacons of light"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"Unconditional Love conquers all!"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"God is the Cure, Love is the Answer"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

Cover of Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun by John Rachel

20. Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun

By: John Rachel

4.37

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

This novel is unlike any love story you've ever read. Set in Japan and East Africa, it is based on … read more

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"Hungry stomachs growl the same tune."

-John Rachel, Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun

"Violence was a slippery slope, lubricated by a lot of blood, if history had any lessons to teach."

-John Rachel, Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun

"The spring breeze felt like the warm breath of a child on Kumiko’s face. It played delicately with her hair like tiny fingers, and made the trees whisper a breathless song."

-John Rachel, Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun

"The optimism was like the sun after a long spell of clouds and rain, a euphoric rush which produced both envy and awe in anyone who had become jaded, resigned, who had given up on their dreams."

-John Rachel, Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun

Cover of Describing Water by R.  Read

21. Describing Water

By: R. Read

3.95

Format: 95 pages, Kindle Edition

Being around me caused the men in my life to want to choke, hit, or toss me to the floor. At fifty … read more

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Slave: My True Story

Damien Lewis , Mende Nazer

4.27

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Forever Liesl

Charmian Carr , Jean A.S. Strauss , Jean A. S. Strauss

4.00

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My Sergei: A Love Story

Ekaterina Gordeeva , E.M. Swift

4.39

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Judy Blunt

3.71

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Jennifer Foehner Wells

3.83

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J.H. Walker

3.60

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Danielle Bourdon , Kimberly Hoyt

5.00

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Mari Mancusi

3.48

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