Hello! I'm interested in some memoirs that deal mostly with personal situations and interpersonal relationships, like surviving abuse, growing up in dysfunctional households, religious opression, etc. so personal topics.
Similar to I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy and The House of My Mother by Shari Franke.
What I'm NOT looking for are memoirs like Matthew McConaughey's Greenlights, in which he recounts his general journey of life.
Thanks in advance!
by Kesme63
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Oranges are not the only fruit (religious trauma, toxic mother figure, growing up)
Crying in H-Mart(generational conflict, growing up, overbearing/conflicted mother-daughter relationship)
I am Malala (growing up in pre-Taliban Afghanistan and during the overthrow, standing up for women’s rights – she truly is a powerful woman)
Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong is fantastic. She just passed away a couple weeks ago. She had muscular dystrophy and was diagnosed as a kid and in her memoir, talks about her life as she became progressively more disabled and navigating a world that’s unfriendly to people with disabilities, physical and otherwise.
Hawai’i’s Story by Hawai’i’s Queen.
Written by the Queen Lili’uokalani. About the overthrow of Hawai’i.
Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre (I just finished the audiobook for this one a few days ago. It was a hard listen, and there were days I only got through a chapter or two in a day because I was having such a visceral reaction to her story, but I am glad she was able to get her story out there in her own words.)