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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What Did the Deep Sea Say? by Marion Coutts - 9781911717539
$39.99
What Did the Deep Sea Say?
Marion Coutts
In the aftermath of loss, a mother and young son cross the ocean to a...
Mother Mary Comes To Me by Arundhati Roy - 9781405978477
$26.99
Mother Mary Comes To Me
Arundhati Roy
The incredible first memoir from the Booker-winning radical icon Arundhati Roy, author of The God...
Receipts From the Bookshop by Katie Clapham - 9781399629546
$34.99
Receipts From the Bookshop
Katie Clapham
Many of us dream of owning a bookshop but for Katie Clapham it happened by...
This Is the Door by Darcey Steinke - 9781838859435
$42.99
This Is the Door
Darcey Steinke
'This Is the Door is a work of piercing grace, philosophical wisdom and rare emotional...
The Missing Piece by James O'Loghlin - 9781786586988
$36.99
The Missing Piece
James O'Loghlin
James O'Loghlin's best friend at university was Jum Wallner, but once careers and kids came...
The Make-Believe by Hannah Murray - 9781529155921
$36.99
The Make-Believe
Hannah Murray
From the actor in Skins and Games of Thrones, a deeply intimate, shockingly honest memoir...
The Hour of the Wolf by Fatima Bhutto - 9781917092319
$24.99
The Hour of the Wolf
Fatima Bhutto
Only a teenager when her beloved father was murdered, shot outside their home by his...
Stakes by Noelle McCarthy - 9781776951031
$36.99
Stakes
Noelle McCarthy
A darkly funny, sparkling memoir from the author of bestselling Grand. 'Consider me bitten; another,...
Detention by Ralph Jackman - 9781761471292
$34.99
Detention
Ralph Jackman
What happens when your first teaching job isn't in a classroom - but in juvenile...
The Search Warrant by Patrick Modiano - 9781529944280
$26.99
The Search Warrant
Patrick Modiano
Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick Modiano's masterpiece- a moving memoir, a portrait of war-torn Europe and...
Is It Too Early To Bitch? by Grace Rouvray - 9781761566738
$36.99
Is It Too Early To Bitch?
Grace Rouvray
We talk about romance as life's greatest love stories, but sometimes the rarest thing we'll...
The Loves of My Life by Edmund White - 9781526690418
$26.99
The Loves of My Life
Edmund White
***A TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025*** 'All the no-holds-barred candour you'd expect ....
Surviving White Island: An inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery after surviving the New Zealand volcanic eruption by Kelsey Waghorn - 9781775542919
$34.99
Surviving White Island: An inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery after surviving the New Zealand volcanic eruption
Kelsey Waghorn
Surviving the unsurvivable. Healing from the unhealable. This is an inspiring memoir of physical and...
Mother Shadow by Cynthia Banham - 9781764239714
$32.99
Mother Shadow
Cynthia Banham
A poignant telling of the legacies of mothering Mother Shadow is a meditation on what...
Ghost Stories by Siri Hustvedt - 9781399753852
$34.99
Ghost Stories
Siri Hustvedt
'A remarkable achievement' LOUISE KENNEDY 'A deeply moving memoir, raw with loss, yet luminous with...
Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent - 9781761903212
$24.99
Always Home, Always Homesick
Hannah Kent
WINNER 2026 INDIE BOOK AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION 'In my brief breath of life, might I...
Israel by Goeran Rosenberg - 9780241795712
$26.99
Israel
Goeran Rosenberg
A deeply intelligent and moving reckoning with the Zionist project by one of Sweden's most...
When We See You Again by Rachel Goldberg-Polin - 9780349022604
$34.99
When We See You Again
Rachel Goldberg-Polin
Once upon a time, I was meandering down the road of life with my husband,...
True Crime by Patricia Cornwell - 9781408725054
$34.99
True Crime
Patricia Cornwell
'Let's start, and end, with this: Patricia Cornwell's autobiography, True Crime, could be the best...
Small Town Girls by Jayne Anne Phillips - 9780349725499
$34.99
Small Town Girls
Jayne Anne Phillips
A luminous memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jayne Anne Phillips 'The painful thing about adolescence...
Inherit the Truth by Anita Lasker-Wallfisch - 9780571403806
$34.99
Inherit the Truth
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Although my head was shaved and I had a number on my arm, I had...
Childhood by Brendan James Murray - 9781761268304
$36.99
Childhood
Brendan James Murray
Why do some children grow up into happy lives, and others never make it? Brendan...
Annastacia Palaszczuk: The Politics of Being Me, from the former Premier of Queensland by Annastacia Palaszczuk - 9781460767894
$36.99
Annastacia Palaszczuk: The Politics of Being Me, from the former Premier of Queensland
Annastacia Palaszczuk
A powerful story of resilience, leadership and staying true to yourself. Annastacia Palaszczuk made history...
Auslander by Michael Moritz - 9781805228349
$45.99
Auslander
Michael Moritz
In this poignant and unflinching memoir, Michael Moritz, one of his generation's best-known venture investors,...
Periodic Bitch by Emma Hardy - 9781761473593
$29.99
Periodic Bitch
Emma Hardy
Every twenty-nine days, Emma Hardy becomes angry, monstrous and out of control. Then it passes,...
Hungry by Katriona O'Sullivan - 9781035427734
$34.99
Hungry
Katriona O'Sullivan
Hungry is the powerful new memoir from Number One bestselling author Katriona O'Sullivan - a...
Bush Doctor by Damien Brown - 9781761473630
$34.99
Bush Doctor
Damien Brown
Damien is convinced that this is the best job anywhere: beautiful skies, red earth, dramatic...
The Migrants by Christopher de Hamel - 9780241670125
$55.00
The Migrants
Christopher de Hamel
A brilliant memoir of adolescence in New Zealand and of the migration of European manuscripts...