Memoirs, autobiographies, and biographies... Each form of these non-fiction books has its own distinct characteristics and in this episode, Marina takes us through what differentiates them. She also talks about some of her favourite non-fiction books - From Jean McNeil's account of her year as writer-in-residence with the British Antarctic Survey, to Keggie Carew's story of a daughter striving to reclaim her father from the grip of dementia.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom
• Mahathir Mohamad - A Doctor in the House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
• Joan Didion - The Year of Magical Thinking
• Peter Piot - No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses
• Mary L. Trump - Too Much and Never Enough
• Simone Signoret - Nostalgia Isn't What It Used to Be
• David Niven - The Moon's a Balloon / Bring on the Empty Horses
• Jeanette Winterson - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
• Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
• Tara Westover - Educated
• Keggie Carew - Dadland
• Jean McNeil - Ice Diaries: An Antarctic Memoir
• Barack Obama - Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance / A Promised Land
• Michelle Obama - Becoming
• Bill Clinton - My Life
• Tommy Thomas - My Story: Justice in the Wilderness

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