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JO CASE Boomer & Me: A Memoir of Motherhood, and Asperger’s. Reviewed by James Tierney

April 23, 2013

One moment after another: Jo Case’s well-crafted memoir is a graceful tale of living with difference. Asperger’s Syndrome describes someone …

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NEIL YOUNG Waging Heavy Peace; PETE TOWNSHEND Who I Am. Reviewed by Toby Creswell

December 6, 2012

Neil Young reveals and Pete Townshend conceals in these contrasting rock & roll memoirs. The rock & roll confidential has …

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JANETTE TURNER HOSPITAL Forecast: Turbulence

July 11, 2012

These stories of family trauma find their echoes in the elements. In ‘Moon River’, the chapter of memoir that comes …

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CHARLOTTE WOOD Love and Hunger: Thoughts on the gift of food. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

May 4, 2012

From how to make pastry to the ethics of eating, Charlotte Wood inspires with her passion for food.  The best …

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