Must-Read Biography Books | November 2021
02 Dec 2021
Must-Read Biography Books | November 2021
In the mood for a new biography or memeoir? Check out these instant bestsellers by Meg Nocero, Fiona Costello, Mel Brooks, Rachel Gotto, Helen Naylor, and Nechama Birnbaum. Enjoy your new non-fiction picks!
Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief
by Meg Nocero
Release Date: September 7, 2021
Butterfly Awakens depicts the story of the extraordinary transformation of a forty-something Italian American attorney as she moves through unimaginable grief and sadness watching her beloved mother lose her battle to breast cancer. This tumultuous life experience shifts her world, causing her to question her life choices and opening her up to her soul’s calling.
Buy on AmazonThe Hidden Anguish: Hijacked by PTSD
by Fiona Costello
Release Date: October 3, 2021
In 2015, Fiona had worked for over a decade as a caseworker with young offenders, until one case triggered her childhood trauma. From that point on Fiona’s life changed. Day to day life became a constant struggle of trying to survive her past traumas. Her nights became sleepless as she was consistently jolted awake by night terrors. Her greatest challenge was accepting that she had a mental illness.
Buy on AmazonAll About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
by Mel Brooks
Release Date: November 30, 2021
All About Me! charts Mel Brooks’s meteoric rise from a Depression-era kid in Brooklyn to the recipient of the National Medal of Arts. Whether serving in the United States Army in World War II, or during his burgeoning career as a teenage comedian in the Catskills, Mel was always mining his experiences for material, always looking for the perfect joke. Filled with tales of struggle, achievement, and camaraderie (and dozens of photographs), readers will gain a more personal and deeper understanding of the incredible body of work behind one of the most accomplished and beloved entertainers in history.
Buy on AmazonFlying on the Inside: A Memoir of Trauma and Recovery
by Rachel Gotto
Release Date: December 1, 2021
When her six-year-old daughter found her collapsed on the kitchen floor, Rachel had no idea how much her life was about to change. A brain scan revealed a dark shadowy mass, a huge abnormal growth of tissue that, whilst benign, was still growing and would surely kill her. It was too big to operate on. It needed to be ‘managed’, and Rachel had, at best, two years to live. Refusing to accept the bleak prognosis, Rachel was determined to stay alive.
Buy on AmazonMy Mother, Munchausen’s and Me
by Helen Naylor
Release Date: November 25, 2021
“There was a time when I loved my mother. It’s shocking to imply that I stopped loving her because mothers always love their children and always do their best for them. Mothers are supposed to be good. But my mother wasn’t good.” Ten years ago, Helen Naylor discovered her mother, Elinor, had been faking debilitating illnesses for thirty years. After Elinor’s self-induced death, Helen found her diaries, which Elinor wrote daily for over fifty years. The diaries reveal not only the inner workings of Elinor’s twisted mind and self-delusion, but also shocking revelations about Helen’s childhood.
Buy on AmazonThe Redhead of Auschwitz (Holocaust Survivor True Stories WWII Book 17)
by Nechama Birnbaum
Release Date: November 28, 2021
Rosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she never believed it. She often dreamed what it would look like under a white veil with the man of her dreams by her side. However, her life takes a harrowing turn in 1944 when she is forced out of her home and sent to the most gruesome of places: Auschwitz.
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