Жанр "Биографии. Мемуары"

Matt Rowland Hill grew up the son of a minister in an evangelical Christian church in south Wales and then south-east England. It...

In this heartfelt memoir, Yan Lianke brings the reader into his boyhood home in Song County, Henan Province, painting a richly...

When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up different worlds and cast new light on this one.

She was...

Uncovering the mystery of her mother's disappearance as a child: Laura Cumming, prize-winning author and art critic, takes a...

A powerful, personal agenda-changing exploration of poverty in today's Britain.

'When every day of your life you have been...

Rose Tremain (or Rosie as she was then) grew up in post-war London – a city still partly in ruins, where both food and affection...

People always said I'd find love where I least expected it. I always said they were idiots.
I had no idea how to commit to...

From the beginning of their lives, the Olivier sisters stood out: surprisingly emancipated, strikingly beautiful, markedly...

Collingwood Ingram, born in 1880, became known as 'Cherry' for his defining obsession. As a young man, he travelled to Japan and...

A revelatory portrait of Napoleon written for our own time, exploring his love of nature and the gardens that gave his...

Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central...

Frank Buckland was an extraordinary man – surgeon, natural historian, popular lecturer, bestselling writer, museum curator, and a...

Mahatma Gandhi became a legend in his own time.

A tireless fighter for human rights and for Indian independence, his strategy...

At sixty-four, Jenni Murray's weight had become a disability. She avoided the scales, she wore a uniform of baggy black clothes,...

What do our possessions say about us? Why do we project such meaning onto them? What becomes of the things we leave...

Young Mary Newton, born into a large Irish family in a small Watford semi, was always getting into trouble. When she wasn’t...

From small steps to giant leaps, A Galaxy of Her Own tells fifty stories of inspirational women who have been fundamental to the...

On hearing that Jackser, her childhood abuser, is seriously ill, Martha is elated, thinking that finally she will be able to...

Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home and she is lonely and vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll...

Murray... , Фарнаби...

The hilarious, heartwarming and - unbelievably - true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer

When 46-year-old...

Single, in her mid-forties and having experienced a sudden early menopause, a realisation comes to Peggy quietly, and clearly:...

'I pulled off my glasses and wiped my eyes. "That was perhaps the last race of my career..."'

Deep down, Mark Cavendish...

The real Molly-Mae, in her own words


Molly-Mae is no stranger to the limelight, having found fame on TV and online. But...

For decades, Ronnie Archer-Morgan has brought to life the fascinating, often surprising backstories behind our most cherished...

Have you ever found yourself in that moment where you just wonder - what's next? I could carry on as I am but there's a yearning...

Ramla Ali's life inside and outside the ring represents her ruthless refusal to quit and passion to fight for what she believes...

'It's been a long time coming, I swear...'

In four years Stormzy has risen from one of the most promising musicians of his...

In 1975 Richard Beard was sent away to boarding school. So were Boris Johnson and David Cameron.

He didn't enjoy it. But the...

Lady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is...

The celebrated chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix's Ugly Delicious gets uncomfortably real in his New York Times...