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Anna's Story

This is a moving journey from the quiet backwaters of Compostela Valley to the bustling streets of Manila, centered on the themes of resilience, the power of surrogate family, and the ultimate heal...

Memoir Inspirational True Story +3 More

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Burning Pianos, Catholics, and Toy Trains

A complex and humorous journey through a 1960s boyhood. From the "British Dream" and social mobility to the heartbreaking (and literal) bonfire of the vanities involving a beloved toy train and a p...

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Catching Manx Shearwaters and the Death of Hugh

A tragic family memoir from the Isle of Eigg in the late 19th century. This story recounts the perilous tradition of hunting the "fachach" and the fatal fall of young Hugh, whose death led to a bur...

Tragedy Memoir Family History +1 More

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Valentina and Her Cats

A trip to St. Petersburg at the turn of the century leads to an unexpected stay with Valentina, a landlady whose medical advice for stressed cats involves a spoon and a bottle of vodka. A humorous ...

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The Ross-on-Wye Canoeing Holiday

A splashy and hilarious memoir of a one-week school trip to the River Wye in Wales. From surviving "drowning in denim" swimming tests to navigating illicit cider, forbidden literature, and the lege...

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You'll Take the High Road and I'll Take the Low Road!

A memoir of family holidays in the 1950s centered around the narrator's father's Wolseley 12. It details the adventures, mechanical mishaps, and sibling dynamics involved in traveling through the E...

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Crime and Punishment

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Crime and Punishment

Part of the "Isis School Stories" by Scottish author Hugh Campbell, this is a mischievously observed tale of school days in the 1960s. At the age of 12, Ean and his friend Dizzie find themselves in...

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The Isis School Photo

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The Isis School Photo

A reflection on the 1961 school photo of the Isis School in Bolton, serving as proof that the author's accounts are not "self-indulgent fiction" but real history. It explores the unique atmosphere ...

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Ladrilla and the Wolf

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Ladrilla and the Wolf

A reflection on a specific moment at the Isis Private School in the 1960s involving the "peculiar" behavior of a maths teacher, Reverend Jones, toward a student named Ladrilla. It contrasts the inn...

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The Talk 2

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The Talk 2

After failing the 11+ exam-the "sorting hat" of post-war British education-a young boy is sent to the private Isis School in Bolton. But before he can begin, he must face a "motivational" talk from...

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Amour iz something merveilleuse!

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Amour iz something merveilleuse!

At 12 years old, I was undoubtedly the class's greatest (and most secret) love poet. This is the story of my French and history lessons at the Isis school-and the day Miss Moreau intercepted my lov...

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