The glass castle is one of my favorites. Also really enjoyed Born a Crime, Rabbit (Patricia Williams), and Small Fry. Men we Reaped and We Were the Kucky Ones are not exactly memoirs, but on a similar vien that I loved. Generally not into "celebrity" books. Which should I read next? Thank you!
by greenacres13
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Read all of the memoirs written by the Mitford sisters, especially “Hons and Rebels” by Jessica Mitford and “Wait for Me” by Deborah Mitford
I recommend:
Borrowed Finery by Paula Fox
When the World Didn’t End by Guinevere Turner
Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
Like Family by Paula McLain
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight; Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Another Place At the Table by Kathy Harrison — The author is a foster parent.
The Family Nobody Wanted by Helen Doss — The author and her husband adopted 10ish multiracial kids back in the WWII era, when it wasn’t socially acceptable.
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy — Author had cancer in her jaw as a child and had to have radiation treatment, which left her face deformed.