These books are hard to get through, keep a box of tissues handy, don't read in public. But you will also feel inspired at the end, there are some stories or recovery, redemption and light on the other side too.
This is a tough read, before you even get to the Epstein stuff. RIP.
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
I had no idea how much tragedy Ms. Field suffered as a child. I could barely get through the first several chapters because of my tears.
In Pieces by Sally Field, Paperback
What a story, joyous when you find a missing child after all this time and tragic when you learn what she had to endure.
A Stolen Life: A Memoir: Dugard, Jaycee
All I can say is I was glad her mom died to. Brutal.
I'm Glad My Mom Died - by Jennette McCurdy
This memoir is moving and so very sad, there's a movie too.
The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
I have never had an ill parent but I felt like I did and sobbed along side Michelle Zauner.
Crying In H Mart - by Michelle Zauner (Paperback)
A devastating Memoir on Grief
The Year of Magical Thinking (National Book Award Winner)
Imagine a childhood so traumatic and a family that gaslights you that even you question your own memories. sad sad sad.
Educated: A Memoir - Hardcover
This memoir is unique and devastating. Again, parental illness and death. The author Will reads books with his mom while taking her to cancer treatments.
The End of Your Life Book Club: A Memoir by Will Schwalbe, Paperback
If you don't know Chanel Miller's name, then you have to read this memoir.
Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller
the horrors of the holocaust, need I say more
Night by Elie Wiesel, Paperback
a tragic and importat memoir about 5 young black men that die in the author's community.
Men We Reaped: A Memoir: Ward, Jesmyn
Who new a real housewife of NY wrote such a sad novel of the terminal illness of her husband. I did, actually, she is a wonderful writer. Be prepared to die, I mean cry.
What Remains: A Memoir by Carole Radziwill
An incredibly sad account of a dr grappling with is own terminal illness.
When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist
One of the og sad memoirs, don't even get me started, who knew I could shed so many tears over a pet when I am not even a pet owner.
Marley & Me: Life and Love with Worst Dog
A memoir on a failed marriage and subsequent divorce. It was poetic, it was sad.
