BOOK REVIEW | Some memoirs written these days are not worth the paper they are printed on or the effort made to get it into an e-book format for sale because they are largely self-aggrandisements.

Many writers fail to rise above a flattering tale of how they rose in the world, and let all the experience that they have had - good and bad - fall by the wayside, their handiwork being of no interest or benefit to the reader.

A good memoir has key ingredients. Above all, it must tell a worthwhile story, true to the author’s recollections. It needs to be vibrant, interesting, and captivating, told with candour and honesty to say what most others will refrain from touching. What’s the point, otherwise?

One additional thing which is important to me - it should take you back to times when you have not...