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Breathe in the Dark: A Childhood Lost by Jane Hersey Breathe in the Dark: A Childhood Lost
by Jane Hersey
£7.99   paperback   (2012)
ISBN 13: 9781780881652 | ISBN 10: 1780881657
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Shoes Were for Sunday by Molly Weir Shoes Were for Sunday
by Molly Weir
£6.99   paperback   (2012)
ISBN 13: 9780241957929 | ISBN 10: 0241957923
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Under a Canvas Sky: Living Outside Gormenghast by Clare Peake Under a Canvas Sky: Living Outside Gormenghast
by Clare Peake
£8.99   paperback   (2012)
ISBN 13: 9781780333854 | ISBN 10: 1780333854
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Candles, Carts and Carbolic: A Liverpool Childhood Between the Wars by Jim Callaghan Candles, Carts and Carbolic: A Liverpool Childhood Between the Wars
by Jim Callaghan
£7.95   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9781874181873 | ISBN 10: 187418187x
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Paperboy: An Enchanting True Story of a Belfast Paperboy Coming to Terms with the Troubles by Tony Macaulay Paperboy: An Enchanting True Story of a Belfast Paperboy Coming to Terms with the Troubles
by Tony Macaulay
£7.99   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9780007449231 | ISBN 10: 0007449232
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I Was a Boy in Belsen by Tomi Reichental I Was a Boy in Belsen
by Tomi Reichental
£12.99   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9781847172273 | ISBN 10: 184717227x
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Gypsy Girl: A Life on the Road. A Journey to Freedom by Rosie McKinley Gypsy Girl: A Life on the Road. A Journey to Freedom
by Rosie McKinley
£6.99   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9781444708264 | ISBN 10: 1444708260
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Little Gypsy: A Life of Freedom, A Time of Secrets by Roxy Freeman Little Gypsy: A Life of Freedom, A Time of Secrets
by Roxy Freeman
£6.99   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9781849833448 | ISBN 10: 1849833443
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Nobody In Particular by Cherry Simmonds Nobody In Particular
by Cherry Simmonds
£6.99   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9780553815283 | ISBN 10: 0553815288
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The Reading Promise: 3,218 Nights of Reading with My Father by Alice Ozma The Reading Promise: 3,218 Nights of Reading with My Father
by Alice Ozma
£16.99   hardback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9781444715248 | ISBN 10: 1444715240
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The Girl in the Painted Caravan: Memories of a Romany Childhood by Eva Petulengro The Girl in the Painted Caravan: Memories of a Romany Childhood
by Eva Petulengro
£6.99   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9780330519991 | ISBN 10: 0330519999
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A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams by Jeff Pearce A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams
by Jeff Pearce
£6.99   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9780241951071 | ISBN 10: 0241951070
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Mean Little Deaf Queer: A Memoir by Terry Galloway Mean Little Deaf Queer: A Memoir
by Terry Galloway
£12.99   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9780807073315 | ISBN 10: 0807073318
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Dreams in a Time of War by Ngugi wa Thiong’o Dreams in a Time of War
by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
£8.99   paperback   (2011)
ISBN 13: 9780099548522 | ISBN 10: 0099548526
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I I'll Tell Me Ma: A Childhood Memoir
by Brian Keenan
£8.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9780099428152 | ISBN 10: 0099428156
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Way Over Yonder: Memoirs of a Bootle Childhood by David Lawler Way Over Yonder: Memoirs of a Bootle Childhood
by David Lawler
£8.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9781906823450 | ISBN 10: 1906823456
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Rabbit Stew & a Penny or Two: A Gypsy Family Rabbit Stew & a Penny or Two: A Gypsy Family's Hard Times and Happy Times on the Road in the 1950s
by Maggie Smith-Bendell
£5.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9780349123615 | ISBN 10: 0349123616
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My Father My Father's Places
by Aeronwy Thomas
£7.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9781849013642 | ISBN 10: 1849013640
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The Snows of Yesteryear: Portraits for an Autobiography by Gregor Von Rezzori The Snows of Yesteryear: Portraits for an Autobiography
by Gregor Von Rezzori
£9.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9780141192734 | ISBN 10: 0141192739
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How I Came to Know Fish by Oto Pavel How I Came to Know Fish
by Oto Pavel
£9.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9780141192833 | ISBN 10: 0141192836
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Little Daughter: A Memoir of Survival in Burma and the West by Zoya Phan, with Damien Lewis Little Daughter: A Memoir of Survival in Burma and the West
by Zoya Phan, with Damien Lewis
£7.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9781847394262 | ISBN 10: 1847394264
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Full Blown: Me and My Bipolar Family by David Lovelace Full Blown: Me and My Bipolar Family
by David Lovelace
£7.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9780007281329 | ISBN 10: 0007281323
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Can I Give Him My Eyes? A Memoir by Richard Moore Can I Give Him My Eyes? A Memoir
by Richard Moore
£8.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9780340918661 | ISBN 10: 0340918667
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A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy by Thomas Buergenthal A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy
by Thomas Buergenthal
£8.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9781846681851 | ISBN 10: 1846681855
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Daughter of the River: A Memoir by Hong Ying Daughter of the River: A Memoir
by Hong Ying
£8.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9781408803134 | ISBN 10: 1408803135
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Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClelland Bite of the Mango
by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClelland
£7.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9781408805190 | ISBN 10: 1408805197
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When Skateboards Will Be Free: My Reluctant Political Childhood by Said Sayrafiezadeh When Skateboards Will Be Free: My Reluctant Political Childhood
by Said Sayrafiezadeh
£9.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9780141029825 | ISBN 10: 014102982x
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War Child: A Boy Soldier War Child: A Boy Soldier's Story
by Emmanuel Jal
£8.99   paperback   (2010)
ISBN 13: 9780349121253 | ISBN 10: 0349121257
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The Ticking is the Bomb by Nick Flynn The Ticking is the Bomb
by Nick Flynn
£8.99   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9780571243709 | ISBN 10: 0571243703
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Only Yesterday by Samuel Fawcett Only Yesterday
by Samuel Fawcett
£3.95   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9781906823252 | ISBN 10: 1906823251
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Liverpool Liverpool's Children in the Second World War
by Pamela Russell
£12.99   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9780752451589 | ISBN 10: 0752451588
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Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine by Raja Shehadeh Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine
by Raja Shehadeh
£8.99   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9781846682506 | ISBN 10: 1846682509
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Every Secret Thing: My Family, My Country by Gillian Slovo Every Secret Thing: My Family, My Country
by Gillian Slovo
£9.99   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9781844085996 | ISBN 10: 1844085996
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There There's A War on You Know! Rick's Childhood Days of Bliss
by Richard Hynes
£5.00   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9781906823139 | ISBN 10: 1906823138
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In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story by Ghada Karmi In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story
by Ghada Karmi
£8.99   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9781844673681 | ISBN 10: 1844673685
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Stealing Water by Tim Ecott Stealing Water
by Tim Ecott
£7.99   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9780340936641 | ISBN 10: 0340936649
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The Rabbit House: A Childhood in Hiding by Laura Alcoba The Rabbit House: A Childhood in Hiding
by Laura Alcoba
£7.99   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9781846271335 | ISBN 10: 1846271339
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The Making of Mr Hai The Making of Mr Hai's Daughter: Becoming British
by Yasmin Hai
£7.99   paperback   (2009)
ISBN 13: 9781844082704 | ISBN 10: 1844082709
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The Banana Kid by Valerie Mason-John The Banana Kid
by Valerie Mason-John
£9.95   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9781905664375 | ISBN 10: 1905664370
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Twilight and Wildflowers by Jean Arnold Twilight and Wildflowers
by Jean Arnold
£7.99   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9781921008900 | ISBN 10: 1921008903
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I Can I Can't Stop - the Gasman's Coming
by Douglas Arthur
£6.50   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9781906823023 | ISBN 10: 1906823022
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Penny Lane is in My Ears and in My Eyes by Stan Williams Penny Lane is in My Ears and in My Eyes
by Stan Williams
£13.99   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9781843864028 | ISBN 10: 1843864029
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Family Outing: What Happened When I Found Out My Mother Was Gay by Troy Johnson Family Outing: What Happened When I Found Out My Mother Was Gay
by Troy Johnson
£15.99   hardback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9781559708715 | ISBN 10: 1559708719
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ADHD and Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table by Blake Taylor ADHD and Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table
by Blake Taylor
£10.99   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9781572245228 | ISBN 10: 1572245220
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Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s by Jennifer Worth Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s
by Jennifer Worth
£6.99   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9780753823835 | ISBN 10: 0753823837
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I Want to Live: The Diary of a Young Girl in Stalin I Want to Live: The Diary of a Young Girl in Stalin's Russia
by Nina Lugovskaya
£6.99   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9780552772907 | ISBN 10: 0552772909
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Unimagined: A Muslim Boy Meets the West by Imran Ahmad Unimagined: A Muslim Boy Meets the West
by Imran Ahmad
£7.99   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9781845133252 | ISBN 10: 1845133250
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Foster Kid: A Liverpudlian Childhood by Paul Barber Foster Kid: A Liverpudlian Childhood
by Paul Barber
£7.99   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9780751539127 | ISBN 10: 0751539120
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God Grew Tired of Us by John Bul Dau God Grew Tired of Us
by John Bul Dau
£8.99   paperback   (2008)
ISBN 13: 9781426202124 | ISBN 10: 1426202121
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My Mad Fat Diary by Rae Earl My Mad Fat Diary
by Rae Earl
£7.99   paperback   (2007)
ISBN 13: 9780340950944 | ISBN 10: 0340950943
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Storm Over the Mersey by Beryl Wade Storm Over the Mersey
by Beryl Wade
£8.75   paperback   (2007)
ISBN 13: 9780907768333 | ISBN 10: 0907768334
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Catch Me Before I Fall by Rosie Childs Catch Me Before I Fall
by Rosie Childs
£8.99   paperback   (2007)
ISBN 13: 9780753512203 | ISBN 10: 0753512203
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A Child Called Freedom: An African Journey by Carol Lee A Child Called Freedom: An African Journey
by Carol Lee
£8.99   paperback   (2007)
ISBN 13: 9780099484387 | ISBN 10: 0099484382
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Fear of the Collar: The True Story of the Boy They Couldn Fear of the Collar: The True Story of the Boy They Couldn't Break
by Patrick Touher
£6.99   paperback   (2007)
ISBN 13: 9780091917661 | ISBN 10: 0091917662
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Songs from a Liverpool Childhood: A Narrative of Life in the Sixties by Phil Domingo Songs from a Liverpool Childhood: A Narrative of Life in the Sixties
by Phil Domingo
£5.00   paperback   (2006)
ISBN 13: 9781901231779 | ISBN 10: 1901231771
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The Story of Childhood: Growing Up in Modern Britain by Libby Brooks The Story of Childhood: Growing Up in Modern Britain
by Libby Brooks
£8.99   paperback   (2006)
ISBN 13: 9780747583431 | ISBN 10: 0747583439
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Thirty Years in a Turtle-Neck Sweater by Nick Warren Thirty Years in a Turtle-Neck Sweater
by Nick Warren
£7.99   paperback   (2006)
ISBN 13: 9780091908829 | ISBN 10: 0091908825
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Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India by Madhur Jaffrey Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India
by Madhur Jaffrey
£7.99   paperback   (2006)
ISBN 13: 9780091908935 | ISBN 10: 0091908930
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Memoir by John McGahern Memoir
by John McGahern
£7.99   paperback   (2006)
ISBN 13: 9780571228119 | ISBN 10: 0571228119
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Barefoot in Mullyneeny: A Boy Barefoot in Mullyneeny: A Boy's Journey Towards Belonging
by Bryan Gallagher
£6.99   paperback   (2006)
ISBN 13: 9780007220885 | ISBN 10: 000722088x
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Salaam Stanley Matthews by Subrata Dasgupta Salaam Stanley Matthews
by Subrata Dasgupta
£12.99   paperback   (2006)
ISBN 13: 9781862078123 | ISBN 10: 1862078122
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Angela Angela's Ashes
by Frank McCourt
£7.99   paperback   (2005)
ISBN 13: 9780007205233 | ISBN 10: 0007205236
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A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz A Tale of Love and Darkness
by Amos Oz
£7.99   paperback   (2005)
ISBN 13: 9780099450030 | ISBN 10: 0099450038
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The Diary of Ma Yan: The Life of a Chinese Schoolgirl by Ma Yan The Diary of Ma Yan: The Life of a Chinese Schoolgirl
by Ma Yan
£6.99   paperback   (2005)
ISBN 13: 9781844081806 | ISBN 10: 184408180x
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My Life in Orange by Tim Guest My Life in Orange
by Tim Guest
£7.99   paperback   (2005)
ISBN 13: 9781862077201 | ISBN 10: 1862077207
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Two Up and Two Down by John Fagan Two Up and Two Down
by John Fagan
£4.99   paperback   (1994)
ISBN 13: 9780907768692 | ISBN 10: 0907768695
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Twopence to Cross the Mersey by Helen Forrester Twopence to Cross the Mersey
by Helen Forrester
£5.99   paperback   (1993)
ISBN 13: 9780006361688 | ISBN 10: 0006361684
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Storm Over the Mersey by Beryl Wade Storm Over the Mersey
by Beryl Wade
£8.75   paperback   (1990)
ISBN 13: 9781901231946 | ISBN 10: 1901231941
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