Since this month is Nonfiction November, I decided to share some non-fiction books that I've enjoyed this year. These are all autobiographies/memoirs, which wasn't intentional, but that seems to be what a lot of my non-fiction reading has consisted of lately.
The Family Nobody Wanted
The story of a family who adopted 12 children, of various ethnicities, in the 1940s/50s. A light, but uplifting read.
The story of a family who adopted 12 children, of various ethnicities, in the 1940s/50s. A light, but uplifting read.
The Girl from Aleppo
This is the story of a young girl with cerebral palsy who fled Syria with her sister, travelling along the refugee trail across Europe to Germany. It covers her life in Syria and on the journey, with a little about adapting to life on Germany at the end. I found it a really interesting read, and would recommend it to anyone who would like to understand more about the experiences of refugees.
This is the story of a young girl with cerebral palsy who fled Syria with her sister, travelling along the refugee trail across Europe to Germany. It covers her life in Syria and on the journey, with a little about adapting to life on Germany at the end. I found it a really interesting read, and would recommend it to anyone who would like to understand more about the experiences of refugees.
Too Marvellous for Words!
Julie Welch writes about what life was really like at a girls' boarding school in 1960s England. (It wasn't quite like an Enid Blyton story, except for the midnight feasts.)
Julie Welch writes about what life was really like at a girls' boarding school in 1960s England. (It wasn't quite like an Enid Blyton story, except for the midnight feasts.)
Patricia St. John Tells Her Own Story
The story of Patricia St. John, who was a missionary nurse in Morocco and also wrote children's books, some of which were among my favourites as a child. I was especially interested in reading about how she came to write each of her books, but I the rest was interesting too.
The story of Patricia St. John, who was a missionary nurse in Morocco and also wrote children's books, some of which were among my favourites as a child. I was especially interested in reading about how she came to write each of her books, but I the rest was interesting too.
Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me
Karen Swallow Prior writes about the books that helped shape her as a person, intertwining it with stories from her life. I found this a stimulating and thought-provoking read and it has made me want to go and read the books she includes that I haven't yet read - which is most of them - which is an achievement as some I wasn't really interested in before. (They are all fairly well known classics.)
Karen Swallow Prior writes about the books that helped shape her as a person, intertwining it with stories from her life. I found this a stimulating and thought-provoking read and it has made me want to go and read the books she includes that I haven't yet read - which is most of them - which is an achievement as some I wasn't really interested in before. (They are all fairly well known classics.)
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