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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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...
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...
To Exist As I Am by Grace Spence Green - 9781800814486
$36.99
To Exist As I Am
Grace Spence Green
What do you do when the life you planned is dramatically interrupted? What does it...
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,...
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,...
Fire in Every Direction by Tareq Baconi - 9781399754040
$34.99
Fire in Every Direction
Tareq Baconi
'Moving and generous' Isabella Hammad, author of Enter Ghost 'Fire in Every Direction is a...
Strangers by Belle Burden - 9781529936124
$36.99
Strangers
Belle Burden
The must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal...
Awake by Jen Hatmaker - 9781035081936
$39.99
Awake
Jen Hatmaker
'I cannot think of a single person who wouldn't find hope and inspiration in these...
Art Work by Sally Mann - 9780241774540
$55.00
Art Work
Sally Mann
The much-anticipated new book by artist and New York Times bestselling author Sally Mann about...
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Sir David Attenborough - 9781399827133
$24.99
Adventures of a Young Naturalist
Sir David Attenborough
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY DARA McANULTY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'His writing is as...
Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon - 9781035040223
$39.99
Frankly
Nicola Sturgeon
Frankly is no ordinary political memoir. Remarkable for its honesty and self-reflection, this is the...
Life in Progress by Hans Ulrich Obrist - 9780241712207
$49.99
Life in Progress
Hans Ulrich Obrist
World-renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist for the first time grants a private view of how...
A Hymn to Life
$36.99
A Hymn to Life
Gisele Pelicot
The sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman's rallying call for 'shame to...
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - 9781982185831
$24.99
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION...
The Boy from Baghdad by Nadhim Zahawi - 9780008640699
$59.99
The Boy from Baghdad
Nadhim Zahawi
'Very few people in parliament can match Nadhim's childhood experience, his understanding of international affairs,...
Still Bobbi by Bobbi Brown - 9781526687715
$34.99
Still Bobbi
Bobbi Brown
'Feeling stuck? You need to read this book. Let Bobbi's powerful story be your reminder...
The Mother Is Restless and She Doesn't Know Why by Gemma Parker - 9781761636721
$34.99
The Mother Is Restless and She Doesn't Know Why
Gemma Parker
Crackling with intelligence and wit, a critical memoir about how nihilism might just get you...
Eight Million Ways to Happiness by Hiroko Yoda - 9781526672179
$34.99
Eight Million Ways to Happiness
Hiroko Yoda
'A timely and moving pilgrimage through Japan's spiritual traditions' RUTH OZEKI, Women's Prize-winning and Booker...