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12 books with a reading profile close to Three Weeks With My Brother by Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks. Inward-looking, contemplative and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir

    The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir

    by Kelly Bishop

    Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

    Kelly Bishop traces her path from a young dancer in the New York City ballet scene to her Broadway success in the original cast of A Chorus Line.

  2. 2 The Middle Place

    The Middle Place

    by Kelly Corrigan

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Kelly Corrigan examines the overlapping roles of being a daughter and a mother during a period of simultaneous crises.

  3. 3 El Deafo

    El Deafo

    by Cece Bell

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Cece Bell’s graphic memoir chronicles her childhood experience with profound hearing loss beginning at age four after a bout of meningitis.

  4. 4 Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

    Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

    by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Jarrett J.

  5. 5 The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

    The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

    by Hadley Vlahos

    Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

    Hadley Vlahos details her experiences as a hospice nurse, documenting the specific physical and psychological phenomena that occur as patients approach death.

  6. 6 Inside Out

    Inside Out

    by Demi Moore

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Demi Moore details her evolution from a child living in trailer parks with alcoholic parents to a Hollywood icon struggling with body image and substance use.

  7. 7 A Heart That Works

    A Heart That Works

    by Rob Delaney

    Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

    Rob Delaney, the comedian and actor known for Catastrophe, tells the story of his youngest son Henry, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour as a baby and died at the age of two.

  8. 8 Falling Leaves

    Falling Leaves

    by Adeline Yen Mah

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Adeline Yen Mah chronicles her childhood as an unwanted daughter in a wealthy Chinese family during the transition from Japanese occupation to Communist rule.

  9. 9 Wishful Drinking

    Wishful Drinking

    by Carrie Fisher

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Adapted from her solo stage show, this memoir chronicles Carrie Fisher’s life as the daughter of Hollywood royalty Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, and her sudden rise to fame as Princess Leia.

  10. 10 Escape

    Escape

    by Carolyn Jessop

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Carolyn Jessop details her life within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and her eventual flight from the polygamous sect.

  11. 11 A Stolen Life

    A Stolen Life

    by Jaycee Dugard

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    In 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop in California by Phillip and Nancy Garrido.

  12. 12 Acid for the Children

    Acid for the Children

    by Flea

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Flea bypasses the typical rock star trajectory to document his childhood and adolescence before the Red Hot Chili Peppers formed.

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