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===[[Coming ''This a memoir from someone you have never heard of Age by Danny Ryan]]===- but will feel like you have.''}}{{Frontpage[[image:4star.jpg|linkisbn=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography190874572X|Autobiography]] title=Letters from Tove ''He began writing novels and poetry at the age of twelve|author=Tove Jansson (Author), but it was to take him a further forty-eight years to realise that he wasn’t very good at either. Consistently unpublished for all that timeBoel Westin (Editor), Helen Svensson (Editor), he remains a shining example of hope over experience...''Sarah Death (Translator)|rating=5|genre=Autobiography''This a memoir from someone you have never heard |summary=Back at the beginning of - but will feel like you havethe century, I went on holiday to Nepal.'' [[Coming I met a wonderful Finnish woman and we became sort-of Age by Danny Ryan|Full Review]]  <!-- Jansson -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:190874572X.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190874572X/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Letters from Tove by friends. I can't remember if it was on that holiday or a later one that Paula told me I really had to read Tove Jansson (Author). I do know that it was four years later that I finally acquired an English translation of The Summer Book, Boel Westin (Editor), Helen Svensson (Editor), Sarah Death (Translator) ]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:and that I eagerly awaited the ''Sort Of'' translations of the rest of Jansson's work and devoured them as soon as I could get my hands on them.}}{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:AutobiographyFrontpage|Autobiography]]isbn=1908745819|title=Surfacing Back at the beginning of the century I went on holiday to Nepal. I met |author=Kathleen Jamie|rating=5|genre=Autobiography|summary=Sometimes when people suggest that you read a wonderful Finnish woman and we became sort of friends. I cancertain book, they tell you ''t remember if this one has your name on it was on that holiday or a later one that Paula told me I really had to read Tove Jansson. I ''. Mostly we take them at their word, or not, but rarely do know that we ask them why they thought so, unless it was four years later turns out that I finally acquired an English translation of The Summer Book, and that I eagerly awaited we didn't like the book. That''Sort Of'' translations s a rare experience. People who are sensitive to hearing a book calling your name, rarely get it wrong. In this case, I was told why. The blurb speaks of the rest author considering ''an older, less tethered sense of Janssonherself.'' Older. Less tethered. That's work and devoured them as soon as not a bad description of where I could get am. Add to that my hands on them. [[Letters from Tove by Tove Jansson (Author)love of the natural world, Boel Westin (Editor), Helen Svensson (Editor)of those aspects of the poetic and lyrical that are about style not form, and substance most of all, about connection. Of course, Sarah Death (Translator) |Full Review]] <!-- Jamie -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1908745819this book had my name on it.jpg|link=http://www It was written for me. It would have found its way to me eventually. I am pleased to have it fall onto my path so quickly.amazon.co.uk/dp/1908745819/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="vertical-align: top; text-align1906852472|title=Wild Child: left;"Growing Up a Nomad|author=Ian Mathie|rating=5|genre==[[Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie]]===Autobiography[[image:5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:History|History]]For Ian Mathie fans there is good and bad news. Ian has come up with the missing link in his narrative, [[:Category:Travel|Travel]], [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]] Sometimes when people suggest the story of a very unusual childhood (yes, the very years that you read a certain book, they tell you ''this one has your name on made him the amazing man he became). The bad – well it''s hardly news two years later – is that the book is published posthumously. Mostly we take them at their wordAs always, or notit's beautifully written, but rarely do we ask them why they thought so, unless it turns out that we didn't like the bookwith many exciting moments. That's a rare experience. People who are sensitive to hearing a book calling your name, rarely get it wrong. In this case What I most enjoyed was told why. The blurb speaks the feeling that many of the author considering questions in Ian Mathie's later books are answered in ''an older, less tethered sense of herself.Wild Child'' Olderwith a satisfying clunk. Less tethered. ThatSeemingly all that's not a bad description of where I amnow left in the drawer is unpublishable. Add to that my love of the natural world, of those aspects of the poetic and lyrical that are about style not form, and substance most of all, about connection. Of course this book had my name on it. }}{{Frontpage|isbn=1999811402|title=Painting Snails|author=Stephen John Hartley|rating=4.5|genre=Autobiography|summary=It was written for me. It would have found its way to me eventually. 's very difficult to classify ''Painting Snails'': originally I am pleased to have thought that as it fall onto my path so quickly. [[Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie|Full Review]] <!-- Ian Mathie -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:1906852472's loosely based around a year on an allotment it would be a lifestyle book, but you're not going to get advice on what to plant when and where for the best results.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906852472/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Wild Child: Growing Up The answer would be something along the lines of 'try it and see'. Then I considered popular science as Stephen Hartley failed his A levels, did an engineering apprenticeship, became a Nomad by Ian Mathie]]=== [[image:5starbusker, finally got into medical school and is now an A&E consultant (part-time).jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]] For Ian Mathie fans there is good and bad news. Ian has come up with the missing link I found out that there's an awful lot more to what goes on in his narrative, the story of a very unusual childhood (yesMajor Trauma Centre than you'll ever glean from ''Casualty'', the very years but that made him isn't really what the amazing man he became)book's about. The bad – well it There's hardly news two years later – is that a lot about rock & roll, which seems to be the book is published posthumously. As alwaysreal passion of Hartley's life, but itdidn's beautifully written, with many exciting momentst actually fit into the entertainment genre either. What I most enjoyed was Did we have a category for 'doing the feeling that many of impossible the questions in Ian Mathiehard way's later books are answered in ''Wild Child'' with a satisfying clunk. Seemingly all ? Yep - that's now left in the drawer is unpublishableone. It's an autobiography. [[Wild Child: Growing Up a Nomad by Ian Mathie|Full Review]]}}<!-- Stephen John Hartley -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=0008294011| styletitle="widthHow to Lose a Country: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship|author=Ece Temelkuran[[image:1999811402.jpg|linkrating=http://www.amazon4.co.uk/dp/1999811402/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 5| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|Autobiography===[[Painting Snails by Stephen John Hartley]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]], [[:Category:Lifestyle|Lifestyle]] It's very difficult to classify ''Painting Snails'': originally A little while ago a friend asked me if I thought that as it's loosely based around a year on an allotment it we were living through what in years to come would be a lifestyle book, but you're not going discussed by A level history students when faced with the question ''Discuss the factors which led to get advice on what to plant when and where for the best results. ..'' The answer would be something along the lines of I agreed that she was right and wasn'try t certain whether it and seewas a good or bad thing that we didn't know what all 'this'was leading to. Then I considered popular science as Stephen Hartley failed his A levels, did an engineering apprenticeship, became a busker, finally got into medical school and is think now an A&E consultant (part time). I found out that therethat I do know. We are in danger of losing democracy and whilst it's an awful lot more to what goes on in a Major Trauma Centre than you'll ever glean from ''Casualty'flawed system I can't think of a better one, but that isn't really what particularly as the book's about. Therebenevolent dictator's a lot about rock & roll, which seems to be the real passion of Hartleyis as rare as hen's life, but it didn't actually fit into the entertainment genre eitherteeth. Did we have a category for }}{{Frontpage|isbn=1782273883|title=Deviation|author=Luce d'doing the impossible the hard way'? Yep - that's the oneEramo and Anne Milano Appel (translator)|rating=3. It's autobiography. 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But then the question ''Discuss next chapter sees her going back into the factors which led camp next toDachau once more, and by then eyebrows are being raised...'' I agreed that she was right and wasn't certain whether it was }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Walton_Ask|title=Ask For Blues|author=Malcolm Walton|rating=3.5|genre=Autobiography|summary=Malcolm Walton's book is clearly a good or bad thing that we didn't know what all 'this' was leading memoir about his introduction to. I think now that I do know. We are the Trad Jazz scene of the late 1950s and early 1960s, but he has chosen to write it in danger the form of losing democracy and whilst it's a flawed system I can't think of a better onenovel, particularly as claiming in his prologue that this would give the book a different approach to the music memoir. His protagonist 'benevolent dictatorMartin' is as rare as hentakes on Malcolm's teeth. [[How to Lose mantle and begins with his first discovery of the Salvation Army band with his grandfather. This catapults him into a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship by Ece Temelkuran|Full Review]]love of music, initially taking piano lessons, and later delving into his true love – the trumpet.}}<!-- d'Eramo -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Strange_War| styletitle="widthWar Baby: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"A Dyslexic Life|author=Mike Strange[[image:1782273883.jpg|linkrating=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1782273883/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 4| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Autobiography|summary===[[Deviation by Luce d'Eramo and Anne Milano Appel (translator)]]=== [[image:3The author admits here that there is a peculiar ground where the autobiography of somebody very unfamous lies – it stands as a personal document for the family concerned, as much as a book to capture the attention of strangers.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Literary Fiction|Literary Fiction]]Either way, [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]], [[:Category:Historical Fiction|Historical Fiction]] For those there are certainly events of you who have read books of life in note to be covered here – from an idyllic if damp Sussex farmhouse the Nazi camps – lad gets evacuated, with his mother and of coursegran, to maternal relatives in South Wales, for those of you who have not – this can and arrive back when it's clear we aren't about to be considered a next step. It beginsinvaded – that is to say, after just in time to be in the flight path of all, with someone escaping Dachau the doodlebugs and fleeing her work assignment during V2 rockets. A boisterous teenaged existence post-war leads to Mr Strange needing a bombing raidfew nudges to get into the academic world, and you'd not blame her one minute, as her career was deemed to be cess-tank cleaner and sewage unblocker by the Germansat which he ultimately excels – even with a strong case of dyslexia.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Graff_Find|title=Find Another Place|author=Ben Graff|rating=3. In Munich, she stumbles on help to get her to what seems to be 5|genre=Autobiography|summary=When Ben Graff's grandfather Martin handed him a camp for non-native civilians to look for workplastic folder of handwritten notes from his journal, or company, or transport elsewhere, either official or otherwisehe didn't take much notice of it. But then At the next chapter sees her going back into age of 24, Graff didn't realise the gravity of the camp next to Dachau once more, and by then eyebrows are being raisedpages he was holding. [[Deviation by Luce d'Eramo and Anne Milano Appel (translator)|Full Review]]  <!-- Walton -->}}{{Frontpage|-isbn=Thiongo_Birth| styletitle="widthBirth of a Dream Weaver: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"A writer's awakening|author=Ngugi wa Thiong'o[[image:Walton_Ask.jpg|leftrating=5|linkgenre=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788038053/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] Autobiography| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Ask For Blues by Malcolm Walton]]=== [[image:3The true story of Kenya's foremost author in his own words.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]], [[:Category:Entertainment|Entertainment]], [[:Category:General Fiction|General Fiction]] Malcolm WaltonNgugi wa Thiong's book o is clearly a memoir about his introduction to the Trad Jazz scene of the late 1950most important writer that you's and early 1960's, but he has chosen to write it in ve (or at the form of a novelvery least, claiming in I've) never heard of. In this volume of his prologue that this would give the book a different approach autobiographical series we follow Ngugi as he ventures to the music memoirUniversity in Uganda and starts writing professionally. His protagonist 'Martin' takes on Malcolm's mantle, and begins with his first discovery Ngugi tells the story of British colonialism at the end of the Salvation Army band with Empire as clearly as his grandfather. This catapults him into a love own tale – making this one of music, initially taking piano lessons, and later delving into his true love – the trumpet. [[Ask For Blues by Malcolm Walton|Full Review]]most important books on the market today.}}<!-- Strange -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Omeiza_Parenting| styletitle="widthParenting through the Eyes of a Child: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Memoirs of My Childhood|author=Tabitha Ochekpe Omeiza[[image:Strange_War.jpg|leftrating=4|linkgenre=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1983505595/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] Autobiography| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[War Baby: Tabitha Ochekpe Omeiza was brought up in Nigeria and came to Britain to study for her A Dyslexic Life by Mike Strange]]=== [[image:4starlevels when she was 18. Her parents used their savings to give her this opportunity and called it an investment in her future.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]] The author admits here that there is Now a qualified pharmacist, married and with a peculiar ground where the autobiography child of somebody very unfamous lies – it stands as a personal document for her own, Tabitha looks back at her childhood and reflects on the family concerned, as much as a book to capture the attention of strangers. Either way, there are certainly events of note to be covered here – from an idyllic if damp Sussex farmhouse the lad gets evacuated, with his mother and gran, to maternal relatives in South Wales, and arrive back when it's clear we aren't about to be invaded – that is to say, just in time to be in her mother and father raised her. And she gives their parenting top marks.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Micheal_Revelation|title=Revelation Ch:25 - A Letter To The Churches From The 24th Elder|author=Edward K Micheal|rating=1.5|genre=Autobiography|summary=Edward K Michael has taken the flightpath brave step of laying out his spiritual journey for all the doodlebugs and V2 rocketsto see. A boisterous teenaged existence postIt is a deeply personal book and he's honest enough - genuine enough -war leads to Mr Strange needing wonder if he would have taken a few nudges to get into the academic world, at which different path if he ultimately excels – even with a strong case of dyslexia. [[War Baby: A Dyslexic Life by Mike Strange|Full Review]] <!-- Graff -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Graff_Findhad known then what he knows now, but he's generous enough too to hope that people will find comfort in the supernatural manifestations he has seen.jpg|left|link=httpBefore you begin reading you will need to accept that the book seems to have been written without editorial intervention://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788034546/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]you are hearing the real man speak and what you will read is very close to stream of consciousness.}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"McGowan_Art|title=The Art of Failing: Notes from the Underdog|author=Anthony McGowan|rating=[[Find Another Place by Ben Graff]]==4|genre=Autobiography [[image:3.5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Biography|Biography]], [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]], [[:Category:Home and Family|Home and Family]] When Ben GraffI had not come across Anthony McGowan's grandfather Martin handed him a plastic folder of handwritten notes from his journal, work before reading this book, as he didn't take much notice of itmainly writes for Young Adults. At I can imagine his books to be engaging and humorous from the age of 24, Graff didn't realise clever way he constructs sentences and the gravity of the pages ironic subtlety with which he was holdinguses descriptive details. [[Find Another Place by Ben Graff|Full Review]}}<!-- Thiong'o -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Smith_Dont| styletitle="widthDon't Let My Past Be Your Future: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|A Call to Arms[[image:Thiongo_Birth.jpg|left|linkauthor=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784701300?ieHarry Leslie Smith|rating=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784701300]] 5| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Autobiography|summary===[[Birth of a Dream WeaverDon't Let My Past Be Your Future: A writer's awakening by Ngugi wa Thiong'o]]=== [[image:5starCall to Arms is part autobiography and part rallying call for society to tackle the systemic, endemic and debilitating inequality faced by the people of the United Kingdom, particularly in the North.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]] The true story of Kenya's foremost author in Through reflecting on his own experiences during his own words. Ngugi wa Thiong'o is childhood, Harry Leslie Smith has painted a frank and uncompromising picture of the most important writer that you've (or at the very leastgrim, I've) never heard of. In this volume of appallingly miserable childhood he had to endure due to the poverty faced by his autobiographical series we follow Ngugi as he ventures to University in Uganda and starts writing professionally. Ngugi tells family contrasted with the story of British colonialism at the end of the Empire as clearly as his own tale – making this one of the most important books on the market , shamefully still, grim and miserable lives many people endure today. [[Birth of in a Dream Weaver: A writer's awakening country ravaged by Ngugi wa Thiong'o|Full Review]]cuts, austerity and political turmoil.}}<!-- Omeiza -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Bristow China| styletitle="widthChina in Drag: 10%; verticalTravels with a Cross-align: top; text-align: center;"dresser|author=Michael Bristow|rating=4[[image:Omeiza_Parenting.jpg|leftgenre=Autobiography|linksummary=https://www.amazon.coHaving worked for nine years in Bejing as a journalist for the BBC, author Michael Bristow decided to write about Chinese history.uk/gp/product/1524682853?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1524682853]]  | style="verticalHaving been learning the local language for several years, Bristow asked his language teacher for guidance -align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Parenting through the Eyes of language teacher, born in the early fifties, offered Bristow a Child: Memoirs compelling picture of My Childhood by Tabitha Ochekpe Omeiza]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]], [[:Category:Lifestyle|Lifestyle]] Tabitha Ochekpe Omeiza life in Communist China - but added to that, Bristow was brought up in Nigeria and came greatly surprised to Britain to study for her A levels when she was 18find that his language teacher also enjoyed spending his spare time in ladies clothing. Her parents used their savings to give her this opportunity and called it an investment in her future. Now a qualified pharmacist, married and with a child of her own, Tabitha looks back at her childhood and reflects on the way her mother and father raised her. And she gives their parenting top marks. [[Parenting through the Eyes of a Child: Memoirs of My Childhood by Tabitha Ochekpe Omeiza|Full Review]] <!-- Micheal -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Micheal_Revelation.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1524666866?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1524666866]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Revelation Ch:25 - A Letter To The Churches From The 24th Elder by Edward K Micheal]]=== [[image:1.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]], [[:Category:Spirituality and Religion|Spirituality and Religion]] Edward K Michael has taken the brave step of laying out his spiritual journey for all to see. It is a deeply personal book and he's honest enough - genuine enough - to wonder if he would have taken a different path if he had known then what he knows now, but he's generous enough too to hope that people will find comfort in the supernatural manifestations he has seen. Before you begin reading you will need to accept that the book seems to have been written without editorial intervention: you are hearing the real man speak and what you will read is very close to stream of consciousness. [[Revelation Ch:25 - A Letter To The Churches From The 24th Elder by Edward K Micheal|Full Review]] <!-- McGowan -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:McGowan_Art.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1786071827?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1786071827]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Art of Failing: Notes from the Underdog by Anthony McGowan]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]] I had not come across Anthony McGowan's work before reading this book, as he mainly writes for Young Adults. I can imagine his books to be engaging and humorous from the clever way he constructs sentences, and the ironic subtlety with which he uses descriptive details. [[The Art of Failing: Notes from the Underdog by Anthony McGowan|Full Review]] <!-- Smith -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Smith_Dont.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/147212345X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=147212345X]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Don't Let My Past Be Your Future: A Call to Arms by Harry Leslie Smith]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Politics and Society|Politics and Society]], [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]]  Don't Let My Past Be Your Future: A Call to Arms is part autobiography and part rallying call for society to tackle the systemic, endemic and debilitating inequality faced by the people of the United Kingdom, particularly in the North. Through reflecting on his own experiences during his childhood, Harry Leslie Smith has painted a frank and uncompromising picture of the grim, appallingly miserable childhood he had to endure due to the poverty faced by his family contrasted with the, shamefully still, grim and miserable lives many people endure today in a country ravaged by cuts, austerity and political turmoil. [[Don't Let My Past Be Your Future: A Call to Arms by Harry Leslie Smith|Full Review]] <!-- Bristow -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Bristow China.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1910985902?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1910985902]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[China in Drag: Travels with a Cross-dresser by Michael Bristow]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]] [[:Category:Politics and Society|Politics and Society]], [[:Category:Travel|Travel]] Having worked for nine years in Bejing as a journalist for the BBC, author Michael Bristow decided to write about Chinese history. Having been learning the local language for several years, Bristow asked his language teacher for guidance - the language teacher, born in the early fifties, offered Bristow a compelling picture of life in Communist China - but added to that, Bristow was greatly surprised to find that his language teacher also enjoyed spending his spare time in ladies clothing. It soon becomes clear that the It soon becomes clear that the tale told here is immensely personal - yet also paints a fascinating portrait of one of the world's most intriguing nations. [[China in Drag: Travels with a Cross-dresser by Michael Bristow|Full Review]] <!-- DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE -->|}}