Biography & Autobiography, Women
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A Thousand Lies
by Laura Chapman
One night, you find yourself outside your husband’s new apartment—an apartment he moved into just weeks before, supposedly to “work on your marriage”—knowing that he is inside with another woman. Where did it all go so wrong? How did you get...
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Momentum
A Memoir by Emily Brown
In this poignant memoir, Emily Brown takes readers on a quest for belonging through a labyrinth of family secrets and hidden wounds. Spanning from her childhood in Beverly Hills to her adult years in Canada, Momentum delves into the challenges of...
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Framed By Our Houses
Sunny, Rainy and Snowy Sketches of Canadian Living by William R. Marshall
What’s it like being the only Anglophones settling into the rural Beauce region south of Québec City, where no one keeps a lock on their door? What kind of struggles does one encounter as a young adult living in communal housing in Peterborough,...
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Survive and Live
Domestic Abuse True Story by Adrianna KD
For twenty-five years, author Adrianna KD lived a double life. Around friends and family, she was happy—happy with her marriage, her few friends, her increasing isolation from her family. Even in her own home, Adrianna had to wear her carefully...
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Adrianne's Ears
A Story of Endurance and Freedom by A.J. Haynes
In this thoughtful and compelling memoir, author Adrianne Haynes traces the incredible story of her survival. Growing up in post-war London, Adrianne grows up in an unimaginably toxic environment, contending with an alcoholic, abusive mother who...
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An Accidental Philanthropist
How A Small Family Foundation Made A Big Difference by Winsome Dunn McIntosh and Howard E. Covington Jr.
This is the story of how a chance encounter led to romance, marriage, and a partnership covering a half century of creative philanthropy by Michael and Winsome Dunn McIntosh. In the 1970s, they began using an unexpected inheritance to expand the...
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Les Attoquées
An Acadian Story of Two Women Who Lean On Each Other to Survive by Léonard LeBlanc-Buckles
For decades, Maggie was confined to her childhood home and subject to her abusive brother’s whims. On that rural Cape Breton homestead, stripped of her freedom and her autonomy, she retreated into the only safe place she had left—her mind. When...
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The Essence of Time
Farming in Alberta and Saskatchewan by Pat Weisgerber
Pat and Toms electrifying first encounter, falling in love. That love affair that sparked behind the scenes was relatively short lived but was a turning point from being a shy quiet girl to running a business herself. Their lives criss- crossed...
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Hoping for a Miracle
A Memoir by Lynn-Marie McIlvain
Hoping For a Miracle is the true story of Lynn-Marie, an aspiring teacher, as she embarks on a ten-year journey to become a mother. She faces heartache and uncertainty along the way. At times, loneliness and devastation are hard to bear. Despite...
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The Three P's of My Journey
Planning, Praying, Pursuing. by Lorna Parsons Mc.Hargh
Planning, praying, and pursuing. These are the three Ps that Lorna Parsons Mc.Hargh found instrumental on her journey. Her desire as you read this book is that you will be motivated and encouraged to incorporate these practical principles into...
