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I'm looking for a non celeb memoir to read

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Shosha1 · 19/09/2016 21:04

Any ideas.

I don't like misery books either.

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228agreenend · 19/09/2016 21:16

Horse Boy is a lovely true story about a Dad who realised his autistic son seemed calmer around horses, so took him on a trip across Russia to the wild horses etc.

RatOnnaStick · 19/09/2016 21:16

All Creatures Great and Small? Nothing heavy there - bathtime reading.

outofdepth · 19/09/2016 21:15

I second call the midwife - Jennifer Worth was a superb writer

Also recommend James Herriott - fabulous funny books of a vet in 1930s Yorkshire - I love them

LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 19/09/2016 21:15

Maya Angleou's memoirs are brilliant. And totally agree re: Kenneth Williams - bitchy and hilarious. I'm also planning to read Alan Cumming's bio, although he is a celebrity-celebrity.

Flanderspigeonmurderer · 19/09/2016 21:14

Wait for me by Deborah Cavendish the Duchess of Devonshire. She was a Mitford sister and had a very interesting life.

RatOnnaStick · 19/09/2016 21:12

Not quite a memoir but how about Letters Between Six Sisters which is the Mitford girls correspondence over their lives?

IHateTheNomNomSong · 19/09/2016 21:11

I enjoyed a series of books by Marie Brown. Their business folded, they had to sell their house and they bought a narrow boat. The books follow their ups and downs - a very entertaining read. They're called Narrow Margins, Narrow Minds, Narrow Escape and Narrow Focus.

JammyGem · 19/09/2016 21:10

I really recommend One Good Run: The Legend of Burt Munroe by Tim Hanna. It's about a New Zealander who wanted to break the speed record on his modified Indian motorbike. He was a real eccentric, and his is a great story.

Lilaclily · 19/09/2016 21:10

The call the midwife series by Jennifer worth

Are you interested in sporting memoirs ?

Katie piper's book is very inspirational

mummymeister · 19/09/2016 21:07

look I know these two are both celebs but in the old style not the new. Richard E Grant and Kenneth Williams. I also like Joe Ortons Prick up your ears. any figures from history you are interested in?

DonkeyOaty · 19/09/2016 21:06

Not quite non celeb but...Bill Bryson Thunderbolt Kid is a great memoir

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