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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Let's Make Things Better by Gidon Lev - 9781035043996
$36.99
Let's Make Things Better
Gidon Lev
"To me, hard times are like hide-and-seek: where is the solution, where is the hope?...
Field Notes from Death's Door: A journey of horror, hope and healing, a memoir from a young doctor's experience in the Central African Republic, fo
$35.99
Field Notes from Death's Door: A journey of horror, hope and healing, a memoir from a young doctor's experience in the Central African Republic, fo
Katie Treble
This Is Going to Hurt meets Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) - a rollicking,...
Main Character Energy by Bianca Hunt - 9781761348693
$36.99
Main Character Energy
Bianca Hunt
Get inspired, get motivated, and get ready to be the main character in your own...
Edith's Story by Edith Velmans - 9780349019161
$24.99
Edith's Story
Edith Velmans
THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY OF HOW ONE YOUNG GIRL ESCAPED THE HOLOCAUST 'It holds you...
Till Death Do Us Part by Lauren Zonfrillo - 9781761354113
$36.99
Till Death Do Us Part
Lauren Zonfrillo
An intimate journey through love, loss, parenting through grief and finding the strength to move...
Knife by Salman Rushdie - 9781529921168
$24.99
Knife
Salman Rushdie
The Instant Sunday Times #1 Bestseller - a moving, life-affirming memoir about survival and the...
Broken Brains by Jamila Rizvi - 9781760895334
$36.99
Broken Brains
Jamila Rizvi
A personal book about physical brain health and mental brain health, and how they coexist...
Mother Mary Comes To Me
$36.99
Mother Mary Comes To Me
Arundhati Roy
The incredible first memoir from the Booker-winning radical icon Arundhati Roy, author of The God...
The Good Daughter by Kumi Taguchi - 9781925750799
$34.99
The Good Daughter
Kumi Taguchi
'At once so personal, yet utterly universal. A visceral, thoughtful and emotionally compelling story.' Melissa...
The Eyes of Gaza by Plestia Alaqad - 9781035070268
$29.99
The Eyes of Gaza
Plestia Alaqad
The Eyes of Gaza offers an intimate glimpse through the eyes of 22-year-old Palestinian journalist...
Notes to John by Joan Didion - 9780008767259
$34.99
Notes to John
Joan Didion
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Utterly fascinating' NEW YORK TIMES 'A profound, rich document' NEW...
Matriarch by Tina Knowles - 9780349703626
$34.99
Matriarch
Tina Knowles
The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 'A must-read memoir that...
Hear Me Roar by Erna Walraven - 9781923135871
$34.99
Hear Me Roar
Erna Walraven
In the early 1980s, when Erna Walraven decided to follow her dreams and become one...
Find Me at the Jaffa Gate by Micaela Sahhar - 9781761170287
$34.99
Find Me at the Jaffa Gate
Micaela Sahhar
'If we were different people, to write down these words might be to leave them...
Mumming by Victoria Vanstone - 9780648618980
$36.99
Mumming
Victoria Vanstone
A hilarious and painfully relatable memoir about a mum who sets out to revolutionise herself...
Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You by Candice Chung - 9781761067631
$34.99
Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You
Candice Chung
'Every word of Candice Chung's memoir is brave. Even the title Chinese Parents Don't Say...
Cold Crematorium by Jozsef Debreczeni - 9781784878887
$22.99
Cold Crematorium
Jozsef Debreczeni
A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time - from journalist, poet...
The Drowned Places by Damian Le Bas - 9781784744007
$36.99
The Drowned Places
Damian Le Bas
From Ancient Greece to Port Royal, Damian Le Bas embarks on a cultural exploration of...
Frog by Sally Gould - 9781761633379
$36.99
Frog
Sally Gould
'A riveting ride along the knife edge of life and death from a frontline worker...
The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson - 9781802062731
$26.99
The Trading Game
Gary Stevenson
The high-wire true story of the millionaire trader, who won the finance game and then...
I've Been Thinking by Daniel C. Dennett - 9780141997353
$28.99
I've Been Thinking
Daniel C. Dennett
One of philosophy's finest minds looks back over a life in thought 'Who would have...
Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus - 9781408724569
$34.99
Fahrenheit-182
Mark Hoppus
A smart, funny, and refreshing memoir from Mark Hoppus, the vocalist, bassist, and founding member...
Over the Rainbow by Alex James - 9780241715550
$45.00
Over the Rainbow
Alex James
A raucous, behind-the-scenes account of the year Blur got back together, told in hilarious and...
Searching for Charmian by Suzanne Chick - 9781761631856
$36.99
Searching for Charmian
Suzanne Chick
Thirty years ago, Gina Chick's mother Suzanne wrote a bestselling memoir after discovering that her...
Not Everything Counts but Everything Matters by Ivan Cleary - 9781460768174
$35.99
Not Everything Counts but Everything Matters
Ivan Cleary
With an exclusive new chapter on the Penrith Panthers' stunning four-time 2024 NRL Premiership victory,...
Alive by Gabriel Weston - 9781787330610
$36.99
Alive
Gabriel Weston
A profound and provocative journey through the human body from the award-winning writer, broadcaster and...
Wifedom by Anna Funder - 9780143778080
$26.99
Wifedom
Anna Funder
A blazing, genre-bending masterpiece from one of the most inventive writers of our time. *...
Unfinished Woman by Robyn Davidson - 9781408837184
$22.99
Unfinished Woman
Robyn Davidson
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA 2024 SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN...