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Books like Wildflower

12 books with a reading profile close to Wildflower by Drew Barrymore. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Tell Me Everything

by Minka Kelly

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

In this memoir, Minka Kelly recounts a childhood defined by instability, poverty, and a complicated relationship with her mother, a high-end stripper and domestic violence survivor.
2

Counting the Cost

by Jill Duggar

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Jill Duggar recounts her evolution from a central figure in a fundamentalist Christian family and reality television franchise to a woman seeking legal and financial independence.
3

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs

by Elissa Wall

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Elissa Wall details her childhood within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) under the absolute authority of prophet Warren Jeffs.
4

Love, Pamela

by Pamela Anderson

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Pamela Anderson recounts her life from a quiet upbringing on Vancouver Island to her sudden ascent as a global icon in the nineties.
5

Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy

by Frances Mayes

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Frances Mayes chronicles her purchase and restoration of Bramasole, a dilapidated villa in the countryside of Cortona, Italy.
6

Yes Please

by Amy Poehler

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Amy Poehler details her path from her early days at Chicago’s Second City to her years on Saturday Night Live and the set of Parks and Recreation.
7

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

by Shari Franke

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Shari Franke recounts her life as the eldest child of a prominent YouTube family, chronicling the transition from public digital stardom to a private existence defined by extreme isolation and physical discipline.
8

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

by Leah Remini

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Leah Remini details her thirty-year history within the Church of Scientology, beginning with her childhood move to the Sea Org in Clearwater, Florida.
9

Tears of the Silenced: A True Crime and an American Tragedy; Severe Child Abuse and Leaving the Amish

by Misty Griffin

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Misty Griffin details her upbringing within a strict Amish community where she suffered years of sexual and physical violence at the hands of her father.
10

Taste: My Life Through Food

by Stanley Tucci

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Stanley Tucci chronicles his life through the lens of specific meals, beginning with his childhood in an Italian-American household in Westchester, New York.
11

The House of Hidden Meanings

by RuPaul

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

RuPaul, the drag performer and host of RuPaul's Drag Race, writes a memoir that looks at his upbringing in San Diego, his time in the clubs of Atlanta and New York, and his rise to fame.
12

Clapton: The Autobiography

by Eric Clapton

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Eric Clapton details his life from a secluded childhood in Surrey to his status as a central figure in blues and rock music.

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