family + memoir

15 books tagged both “family” and “memoir”.

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I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy · 2022

Jennette McCurdy recalls child acting, her mother's control, eating disorders, and the slow work of getting free.

2,049-word summary · 9 min read

Educated

Tara Westover · 2018

Educated retold: Idaho scrapyard, no school, BYU, Cambridge, break with father and brother.

1,931-word summary · 9 min read

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls · 2005

Jeannette Walls's memoir of a childhood spent hungry and moving, from a stove fire at three to a Bronx apartment and parents on the street.

2,255-word summary · 10 min read