Just a Bang on the Head by Rosie Belton (NZ author)
Rosie was a mother and grandmother, theatre director, producer and teacher. She banged her head while dancing, and sustained a brain injury that completely changed her life. This is her recovery journey.
Into the Magic Shop by James Doty
12 year old James had little going for him, but one summer day he met someone at the Cactus Rabbit Magic Shop who would give him the self esteem to imagine a new future for himself. Now a leading neurosurgeon, Doty shares how to change your brain, your heart, and your destiny.
Educated by Tara Westover
A memoir so startling that book club readers doubted the complete truth was being told. Read it yourself and judge!
The Ratline: The Exalted Life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive by Philippe Sands
Using personal family correspondence, Sands presents us the true story of an Austrian lawyer and family man…. but also creator and overseer of the Krakow ghetto and eventually wanted as a war criminal by 3 countries. He takes ‘the ratline’, escaping to Argentina.
Les Parisiennes by Anne Sebba
Interviews with a variety of unforgettable women who lived in occupied France. How did they survive? By collaborating with the Nazis, or risking their own and their families’ lives? Is morality as black and white as we would like to think?
Interviews with a variety of unforgettable women who lived in occupied France. How did they survive? By collaborating with the Nazis, or risking their own and their families’ lives? Is morality as black and white as we would like to think?
You’ll Never See Daylight Again by Michaella McCollum
Michaela was imprisoned in Peru in 2013 for attempting to smuggle 1kg of cocaine to Madrid. This is her memoir of life in prison told through her diaries and letters. There is a happy ending.
Women of the Land by Liz Harfull
Interviews with women who have coped in the man’s world that is rural Australia. Ways of life, personal struggles, and coping that ‘make you understand and respect all the women for their experiences’. Includes one story from an Indigenous woman that makes an interesting contrast with some of the others.
Stalin’s Daughter by Rosemary Sullivan
A biography of Svetlana Stalin. Brought up in the Kremlin, her most stable relationship was with her nanny; as her father moved in and out of her life treating her like a protected and privileged princess. Follow her journey to attempt to escape the shadow of her father. Lots of photos and easy to read.
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