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Review of ‘Listen With Father’ by Caroline Sanderson

01/06/2025 nsford Leave a comment

The author of this memoir learned to love classical music during the writing process of this book, after her father…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Caroline Sanderson, memoir, music, reviews

Review of ‘Electronically Yours: Volume 1’ by Martyn Ware

12/04/2025 nsford Leave a comment

I enjoyed this autobiography from Martyn Ware of The Human League, Heaven 17, BEF and music producer fame. The best…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Martyn Ware, memoir, music, reviews

Review of ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ by John Harris

14/03/2025 nsford Leave a comment

This is a memoir of music, autism and parenting. I thought it was a very good read, as it manages…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, John Harris, memoir, music, reviews

Review of ‘The Boy Who Lived’ by David Holmes

07/03/2025 nsford Leave a comment

David Holmes, the stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter films, was paralysed while filming the Deathly Hallows…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, David Holmes, films, memoir, reviews

Review of ‘Flight of Your Life: Confessions of a 1970s Air Hostess’ by Natasha J Rosewood

12/01/2025 nsford Leave a comment

Being an air hostess in the 70s was glamorous, right? Wrong! The author worked for a no-frills company on short-haul…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, Natasha Rosewood, reviews, transport, travel

Review of ‘Chinese Whispers’ by Jan Wong

07/01/2025 nsford Leave a comment

In 1973, while studying at Beijing University during the Cultural Revolution – a rare ‘foreigner’ from Canada – the author…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, Jan Wong, memoir, reviews

Review of ‘Cher: The Memoir, Part One’

11/12/2024 nsford 2 Comments

No wonder that Cher’s life won’t fit in one volume. I enjoyed the memoir and look forward to the next!…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Cher, memoir, music, reviews

Review of ‘From Here to the Great Unknown’ by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough

12/11/2024 nsford 2 Comments

I could not put this book down. I’m having that problem of ‘how to review famous people’s memoirs of trauma’…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Lisa Marie Presley, memoir, music, reviews, Riley Keough

Review of ‘Never: The Autobiography’ by Rick Astley

16/10/2024 nsford Leave a comment

Wild rock ‘n’ roll stories… are not in this book. With the famously clean-cut reputation of the author, this is…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, music, reviews, Rick Astley

Review of ‘Despite It All’ by Madison Alexander Day

04/10/2024 nsford Leave a comment

I nearly abandoned this memoir, several times. Not because of the writing style – it’s engaging and bravely-written – but…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Madison Alexander Day, memoir, reviews

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