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Books like Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

12 books with a reading profile close to Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad. Inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.

1

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

by Ann Patchett

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Ann Patchett organizes this collection of essays around the tethering forces of commitment and steady work.
2

Blankets

by Craig Thompson

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Craig Thompson’s autobiographical graphic novel chronicles his upbringing within a strict Evangelical household in the rural Midwest.
3

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

by Maggie Smith

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Maggie Smith uses a nonlinear structure of vignettes to document the collapse of her marriage following the discovery of her husband’s infidelity.
4

Truth & Beauty

by Ann Patchett

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Ann Patchett narrates the decades-long friendship between herself and the writer Lucy Grealy, beginning at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
5

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

by James McBride

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

James McBride alternates between his own upbringing in a Brooklyn housing project and the oral history of his mother, Ruth Jordan.
6

Wat ik nooit eerder heb gezegd

by Celeste Ng

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Set in 1970s Ohio, the narrative begins with the death of Lydia Lee, the favorite daughter of a mixed-race couple.
7

Pageboy

by Elliot Page

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

In this memoir, Elliot Page recounts his transition from a closeted actor in the public eye to a man living authentically.
8

Moab Is My Washpot

by Stephen Fry

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

In this memoir, Stephen Fry recounts his first twenty years, focusing on his turbulent education at various English boarding schools and his eventual imprisonment.
9

All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

by Patrick Bringley

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

After the sudden death of his older brother, Patrick Bringley left his high-pressure job at The New Yorker to work as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
10

When All Is Said

by Anne Griffin

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Maurice Hannigan, an elderly Irish farmer, sits in a pub in a small town one evening and orders five drinks, one for each person who has been important in his life.
11

The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing

by Lara Love Hardin

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Lara Love Hardin recounts her rapid descent from a soccer mom in an affluent neighborhood to an inmate in a California county jail.
12

The End of Eddy

by Édouard Louis

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Eddy Bellegueule grows up in a poor village in northern France, in a family where men are expected to be tough and unemployment and alcohol are common.

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