Memoir

Discover powerful true stories in our Memoir collection at Harry Hartog. From celebrity revelations and political reflections to personal triumphs and cultural journeys, these first-person narratives offer insight, emotion, and inspiration. Shop online or in-store for bestselling memoirs and hidden gems that speak to life’s truth in every form.

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Motherland by Julia Ioffe - 9780008469672
$36.99
Motherland
Julia Ioffe
'A fresh, unexpected, and revealing portrait of Russia' ANNE APPLEBAUM, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag...
Who Could Ever Love You by Mary L. Trump - 9781250405951
$34.99
Who Could Ever Love You
Mary L. Trump
Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its patriarch's relentless drive for money...
You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate - 9781035440306
$34.99
You with the Sad Eyes
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate came of age on sets and stages, expected to be on time, with...
The Space Between the Stars by Indira Naidoo - 9781922616814
$24.99
The Space Between the Stars
Indira Naidoo
The ABIA-shortlisted bestseller by one of Australia's favourite journalists and presenters 'A moving meditation on...
Letter from Provence by Sheryle Bagwell - 9781761473531
$34.99
Letter from Provence
Sheryle Bagwell
'A tale of enduring love replete with hope.' Geraldine Doogue After buying an ancient stone...
Bring Back Yesterday by Bob Carr - 9781761473135
$32.99
Bring Back Yesterday
Bob Carr
It was a warm October day when his life splintered down the middle. She was...
Without Reservation by Jeremy King - 9780008599027
$59.99
Without Reservation
Jeremy King
In this brilliant new book, one of the world's leading restaurateurs shares wit and wisdom...
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams - 9781035065967
$24.99
Careless People
Sarah Wynn-Williams
Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that...
Scared Angry Laughing by Margaret Merrilees - 9781763847507
$32.99
Scared Angry Laughing
Margaret Merrilees
'I am opposed to lots of things: capitalism, misogyny, the manufacture of armaments. Nevertheless, I...
Pearls by Tracy Crisp - 9781763554160
$32.99
Pearls
Tracy Crisp
In the pages of Pearls, Tracy Crisp entwines the pull of grief, the push of...
I'm Not Mad (Anymore) by Bron Lewis - 9781923135918
$36.99
I'm Not Mad (Anymore)
Bron Lewis
A fiercely funny, feminist debut about mental health, motherhood and female rage, for fans of...
Back On My Feet: From doctor to patient, a moving and inspirational memoir of traumatic injury, faith and hope, for readers of Turia Pitt and Emma Carey by Olivia Ong - 9780733344015
$34.99
Back On My Feet: From doctor to patient, a moving and inspirational memoir of traumatic injury, faith and hope, for readers of Turia Pitt and Emma Carey
Olivia Ong
The inspirational story of how a rehabilitation doctor overcame her devastating spinal injury with faith...
The Town Like No Other by Robert McLean - 9781764132121
$32.99
The Town Like No Other
Robert McLean
In The Town Like No Other, Robert McLean weaves memoir with social and economic history...
Raven Mother by Jane Messer - 9781761170638
$34.99
Raven Mother
Jane Messer
In a powerful work of memoir, history and biography, Jane Messer retraces the tragic and...
Where There Is Evil by Sandra Brown - 9781035079452
$24.99
Where There Is Evil
Sandra Brown
'Completely gripping . . . Sandra Brown found evil in the person of her own...
It's Okay Not to Get Along with Everyone by Dancing Snail - 9781785128301
$32.99
It's Okay Not to Get Along with Everyone
Dancing Snail
It's Okay Not to Get Along with Everyone explores the necessity of maintaining a healthy...
Tigers Between Empires by Jonathan C. Slaght - 9780241633458
$65.00
Tigers Between Empires
Jonathan C. Slaght
The remarkable conservation story of one of the world's most iconic animals Deep in the...
A Life in Letters by John Updike - 9780241707586
$95.00
A Life in Letters
John Updike
The arc of literary giant John Updike's life emerges in these luminous daily letters to...
Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller - 9781805337614
$24.99
Why Fish Don't Exist
Lulu Miller
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025: the profound and life-affirming memoir about finding...
Crossing by Sabrin Hasbun - 9781804441527
$39.99
Crossing
Sabrin Hasbun
WINNER OF THE FOOTNOTE X COUNTERPOINTS WRITING PRIZE 2023-24 'Vivid, compassionate, captivating' Elif Shafak 'A...
A Time of Living Graciously by Brigid Lowry - 9781760995133
$32.99
A Time of Living Graciously
Brigid Lowry
More than just a book, A Time of Living Graciously is a celebration of life's...
My Cursed Vagina by Lally Katz - 9781760111250
$34.99
My Cursed Vagina
Lally Katz
'In this memoir, Lally takes the reader on a drunken, dare-devil ride into the depths...
How to Dress for Old Age by David Carlin - 9781763733183
$32.99
How to Dress for Old Age
David Carlin
When adult children take up the labour of care for absent fathers and stoic mothers,...
Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen - 9781803513249
$39.99
Bad Bad Girl
Gish Jen
My mother had died, but still I heard her voice... Growing up in an affluent...
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino - 9781804946138
$26.99
Sonny Boy
Al Pacino
The long-awaited memoir of the legendary actor, for readers of Keith Richards' LIFE and Bruce...
Greyhound by Joanna Pocock - 9781804271384
$32.99
Greyhound
Joanna Pocock
In 2006, in the wake of several miscarriages, Joanna Pocock travelled by Greyhound bus across...
The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths - 9781399813983
$34.99
The Flower Bearers
Rachel Eliza Griffiths
'A beautiful and immensely powerful book about love, grief and finding a way to be...
Just Kids by Patti Smith - 9781526694492
$39.99
Just Kids
Patti Smith
Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's definitive memoir is an evocative,...