Memoir

#426 ~ A Wedding in Haiti

A Wedding in Haiti by Julia Alvarez Published by: Algonquin Books Published on: April 24, 2012 Page Count: 304 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Review copy sent to me by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook My Review Julia Alvarez and her husband Bill own and operate an organic coffee plantation in [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, Memoir Tagged With: A Wedding in Haiti, Algonquin Books, earthquake, Haiti, Julia Alvarez, marriage, poverty, social justice

#397 ~ Holy Ghost Girl

8 Feb By Jennifer 14 Comments

Holy Ghost Girl by Donna Johnson Published by: Penguin Published on: October 31, 2011 Page Count: 288 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Audiobook sent to me for review through Audiobook Jukebox’s Solid Gold Reviewer program Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Audiobook Length: 9 hours and 4 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook and [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, Memoir Tagged With: David Terrell, Donna Johnson, Holy Ghost Girl, sawdust trail

#395 ~ A Year and Six Seconds

6 Feb By Jennifer 5 Comments

A Year and Six Seconds: A Love Story by Isabel Gillies Published by: Voice Published on: August 2011 Page Count: 256 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Audiobook provided to me by the narrator for consideration Audiobook Published by: Tantor Audio Narrator: Karen White Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook and Audiobook [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, Memoir Tagged With: A Year and Six Seconds, divorce, Isabel Gillies, Karen White, new love, New York City, single parenting

#369 ~ Townie

26 Sep By Jennifer 6 Comments

Townie by Andre Dubus III Published by: W. W. Norton & Company Published on: February 28, 2011 Page Count: 400 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Audiobook sent to me by Blackstone Audio for consideration Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Andre Dubus III Audiobook Length: 14 hours 34 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook and audiobook (paperback [...]

Filed Under: book review, male author, Memoir Tagged With: absentee father, Andre Dubus, Andre Dubus III, Boston, boxing, child of divorce, coming of age, divorce, father/son relationship, Merrimack River, street violence, The Garden of Lady Days, The House of Sand and Fog, Townie, Writing

#351 ~ See a Little Light

15 Aug By Jennifer 6 Comments

See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody by Bob Mould with Michael Azerrad Published by: Little, Brown & Company Published on: June 15, 2011 Page Count: 416 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Audiobook sent to me for review from Hachette Audio. Audiobook Published by: Hachette Audio Narrator: Bob Mould Audiobook Length: 12 [...]

Filed Under: book review, male author, Memoir Tagged With: Bob Mould, coming out, disfunctional family, homosexuality, Hüsker Dü, punk music, rock musician, Sugar

#340 ~ Ever By My Side

11 Jul By Jennifer 3 Comments

Ever By My Side: A Memoir in Eight [Acts] Pets by Dr. Nick Trout Published by: Broadway Published on: February 2011 Page Count: 320 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased using a monthly Audible credit Audiobook Published by: Tantor Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 9 hours Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook My Review [...]

Filed Under: book review, Memoir, non-fiction, Simon Vance Tagged With: Ever By My Side, Nick Trout, Tantor Audio

#296 ~ Everything I Never Wanted to Be

8 Dec By Jennifer 7 Comments

Everything I Never Wanted to Be: a memoir of alcoholism and addiction, faith and family, hope and humor by Dina Kucera Published by: Dream of Things Published on: October, 2010 Page Count: 204 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher Available Formats: Paperback Today it is my great pleasure to [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, Memoir Tagged With: alcoholism, Dina Kucera, drug abuse, Everything I Never Wanted to Be, Parenting, substance abuse

#265 ~ Not That Kind of Girl

29 Jun By Jennifer 8 Comments

Not That Kind of Girl by Carlene Bauer Published by: HarperCollins Published on: June 29, 2010 Page Count: 288 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Trade paperback review copy provided by the publisher. Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook Today it is my great pleasure to be Carlene Bauer’s host on his TLC Book Tour for her [...]

Filed Under: book giveaway, book review, book tour, female author, Memoir Tagged With: Carlene Bauer, evangelical Christianity, Not That Kind of Girl, Roman Catholicism, TLC Book Tours

#261 ~ This Time Together

21 Jun By Jennifer 7 Comments

This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection by Carol Burnett Published by: Crown Publishing Group Published on: April, 2010 Page Count: 288 Genre: Memoir / Personal Essays My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased in CD format from my local Barnes & Noble store Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook My Review This Time Together is a collection of [...]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, book review, female author, Memoir Tagged With: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, John Steinbeck, The Carol Burnett Show, This Time Together, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence

#178 ~ First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria

6 Jul By Jennifer 4 Comments

First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third World Adventure Changed My Life by Eve Brown-Waite I enjoy reading memoirs from time to time. It’s a nice break from the norm and, typically, the person writing the memoir has had an eventful, if not sad, [...]