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The Accidental Memoir truly is for all: writers and non-writers, teachers and students, the perfect book for anyone seeking inspiration or imaginative ways to explore their own life story.The Accidental Memoir is a beautifully illustrated and innovative book filled with inventive and accessible writing prompts, as well as tips for anyone wanting to document their lives and explore their creativity.The concept was developed over twelve months and has been used to help people tap into their own lives such as refugees, the elderly and prisoners. It's been a resounding success, unearthing stories that otherwise may have been lost.The Accidental Memoir also contains a foreword by much acclaimed and award-winning writer, Alexander Masters.

Journalist Melina Knight longs to know why her grandmother, Mariam, so rarely speaks about her family and childhood. When Mariam dies suddenly, she inherits her grandmother's journal and handwritten letters stashed in a wooden spice box, cryptic treasures written in Armenian, Mariam's mother tongue.

Socrates felt as if he had eaten an accursed apple and was, like Adam, suddenly prone to emotions he had never before experienced - fear, loneliness and shame. Summer is on the horizon and yet his parents, his teachers and his interfering neighbours seem intent on preventing Socrates and his friends from having any fun.

YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS BUT YOU CAN'T CHOOSE YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW.Electra and Adam are living proof that opposites attract. Electra is warm, passionate and creative. Adam is calm, reasonable and very English.A darkly funny, insightful and cautionary tale that will make you question where your loyalties lie.

This Blackly Comic Story Of A Greek Cypriot Family Living On A Council Estate In 1980S Nottingham Is Told Through The Eyes Of Anna, A First Generation Teenager Who Works In The Family Fish And Chip Shop. Anna Feels Frustrated And Isolated, And Is Struggling To Break With Tradition And Escape A Life Behind The Counter But Her Formidable, Extremely Protective Yet Hilarious Mother Tina Thinks That Education Is Wasted On A Girl - All Anna Needs To Do Is To Cook Well, Wear Terrible Frilly Blouses And Keep Out Of Trouble So That She Attracts A Nice, Suitable Greek-Cypriot Husband. The Only Person Who Really Seems To Understand Anna Is Her Extraordinary, Wise Grandmother, Yiaya, Who Reads Coffee Cups And Practices Rudimentary Magic, Much To Tina'S Disapproval. Through Yiaya S Storytelling, Anna Learns About The Turbulent History Of Her Ancestral Island, Her Grandfather Who Went Missing In The War Of 1974 And Finally Discovers The Secrets That Have Shaped Her Family. There Are Moments Of Joy (Wonderful Feasts Where The Table Heaves With Greek Delicacies) And Sadness (The Family Have To Cope With The Cruel Bigotry Of Those Around Them). But Is Not Until Tragedy Strikes That Anna Begins To Take Control Of Her Own Destiny Instead Of Complying With Her Loveable But Domineering Mother, Who Is All Too Willing To Map Out Her Daughter'S Life For Her.