Judith Barrington gives readers an up-close, inside look at England’s second-wave feminist movement…
REVIEW: Virginia’s Apple: Collected Memoirs by Judith Barrington
Category: Reviews
An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
REVIEW: One of the Boys: Surviving Dartmouth, Family, and the Wilderness of Men by Lynn Lobban
Lynn Lobban her story of breaking through cultural and personal barriers this her feisty and moving memoir.
REVIEW: Rearranged: An Opera Singer’s Facial Cancer and Life Transposed by Kathleen Watt
…dry wit and humor are part of what makes this grueling tale so compelling a read….
REVIEW: The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain by Nina Lohman
“How much pain can you handle?” Repeated multiple times….this question guides the narrative,
REVIEW: Tap Dancing on Everest: A Young Doctor’s Unlikely Adventure by Mimi Zieman
While pitched as an adventure story… it is so much more than that…. It’s a “finding one’s “own voice and learn[ing] to trust it” coming-of-age story…
REVIEW: Revelation at the Foodbank by Merrill Joan Gerber
Gerber is a writer’s writer, sharing memories of more than 60 years of working at the craft
REVIEW: What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection by Dorsey Nunn
Dorsey Nunn never forgot the question a friend asked him on the day he walked out of San Quentin Prison.
REVIEW: A Year of Plenty: A Family’s Season of Grief by B.J. Hollars
When someone is alive and healthy, it is easy to think you have all the time in the world to say everything you need.
REVIEW: American Boomer by Steven Fisher
Steve Fisher is a reliable narrator, full of honesty.
REVIEW: The Trauma Mantras: A Memoir in Prose Poems by Adrie Kusserow
It’s a gift to learn from others’ disciplines—and discipline—from their careful, thoughtful study and observation.
