Category: Memoirs

Ages 18+

When Crystal McVea was in the hospital, she died for nine minutes, went to heaven, and then came back in order to tell people how the experience of being in God’s presence changed her life forever. Her life wasn’t easy, and she endured many hardships growing up. However, this experience helped her faith in God grow stronger, and she was instructed by God Himself to tell certain people what had happened to her. Although it was hard for Crystal to write about the dark times in her life, she was able to move past that and tell about the incredible experience she had when she visited heaven.

Ages 18+
Tommy Hilfiger’s memoir, American Dreamer, chronicles his life growing up as well as his journey to becoming a fashion designer with his own brand. Hilfiger lived on a tight budget with his parents and 8 siblings. Although he had a hard relationship with his father, Hilfiger was able to move forward from the unhealthy relationship and make quite a name and a life for himself. Hilfiger married and has 5 children of his own.

Ages 18+

Scott and Kimberly Hahn are a married couple who met in seminary and converted from Presbyterianism to Catholicism. As a practicing Catholic, it was interesting to read about a book on this subject from a non-Catholic’s point of view. Scott Hahn considered himself anti-Catholic before he converted to Catholicism, and his wife Kimberly was so against becoming a Catholic that she kept calling their marriage a “split marriage” as if they practiced two completely different religions after Scott converted. However, both Scott and Kimberly converted, and this memoir tells about their journey in doing so.

Ages 18+

Lauren Graham is known for playing Lorelai Gilmore on the ever popular show The Gilmore Girls. In her memoir, she shares stories of her life in Hollywood. She tells about her experience starring in Gilmore Girls, and what it was like to go back to the same role so many years later. She includes photos as well as excerpts of the diary she kept during the recent filming of the show, which she entitled “Gilmore Girls: A Year In the Life.”

Ages 18+

This memoir was written as fulfillment of a dying wish to the author’s mother. Eighty-nine-year-old Jean Milone wrote the story of her mother’s life. The story recounts the struggles she overcame as an Italian immigrant whose English was barely passable and as a  single mother who was left to fend for herself and her children.

Ages 16+

Betty Mahmoody wrote about the incredible story of how she and her daughter Mahtob were held captive in Iran by her husband and escaped in Not Without My Daughter. My Name Is Mahtob is the story of life after the unimaginable ordeal. The author explains how she lived in constant fear of being re-abducted, her panic attacks and nightmares, and her triumph over it all.