True stories of heroism, endurance & survival books

What happens in our house, stays in our house! For Rose Arrington and her siblings, this philosophy plagued their...  Read More >>

First published in 1861 under a pseudonym, this is the autobiography of Harriet Jacobs, a mother, fugitive and slave....  Read More >>

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"At just ten years old, playing in the lush trees, starting mischief with the boys; Kim loved her family and friends,...  Read More >>

Ali is a Sudanese man who fled his country to seek refuge in Libya, where he was treated as a slave, beaten close...  Read More >>

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In 2003 after four years of mysterious symptoms, Tihana was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Overcoming many hurdles,...  Read More >>

What does it feel like to fall in love too hard and too fast, to hate yourself in equal and opposite measure? To...  Read More >>

Dans ces mémoires, Nanette raconte l'histoire de sa survie durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle retrace l'itinéraire...  Read More >>

In our life, we face many obstacles that often stunt or slow our progression. It is up to us as individuals to tap...  Read More >>

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A formally audacious and deeply moving memoir in three timeframes that confronts the defining trauma of the twentieth...  Read More >>

The second instalment to the hugely successful Costa prize shortlister, The Salt Path, and the continued, powerful...  Read More >>

An inspirational and gripping first-person account of determination, adversity and survival against the odds  Read More >>

Bina Briggs, who arrived in the UK as a refugee from Uganda in 1972, shares a series of stories of life lessons,...  Read More >>

'Lemonade Tonight' tells the personal account of a WW2 POWs experiences based on his diaries and his daughters'...  Read More >>

In 1858, fourteen-year-old French cabin boy Narcisse Pelletier was aboard the trader Saint-Paul when it was wrecked...  Read More >>

“Impossible to put down, makes you laugh and cry, Sophie’s story is inspirational. It gives us so much hope and...  Read More >>

A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm  Read More >>

Is your child fighting an illness? How does a parent cope through days, weeks, or months in a hospital with their...  Read More >>

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From the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal best selling author of The Radium Girls comes another...  Read More >>

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This is a story inspired by my personal experience with a bank. After being made redundant, the bank refused...  Read More >>