Memoir & Biography
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Stitching Freedom Is Gary Tyler's Memoir of 41 Years in Angola Prison, Where He Learned the Quilting Now Shown in Museums
Sent to death row at 17 after a trial a federal court later called fundamentally unfair, Gary Tyler wrote his story with Ellen Bravo. His quilts are on show in Michigan until 3rd January.
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Editor's Letter: Judi Dench Wrote Her Memoir at 91, So It Is Not Too Late for You
Judi Dench's Memoir Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? Arrives at 91, Full of Pranks, Doubt and a Thirty-Year Love Story
Richard E Grant Has Written Four Books, and the Memoir of His Wife's Last Year Is the One to Read First
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