Biography & Autobiography, Women
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Sex, Tears, and Orgasms
Sweet, Gentle and Yet Strong Within by Lawrelynd Bowin
Sex, Tears, and Orgasms is the true story of an African Canadian woman’s journey to become whole several decades after suffering the trauma of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and sexual violence as a child in Guinea, West Africa....
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Dragonfly
choosing to be nomads in retirement by Margaret Herle
Through her engaging memoir, author Margaret Herle shares a pioneering tale of life on the road. After deciding to retire in a home on wheels, Herle and her husband satisfied their cravings for travels (and being warm in winters!) on their own...
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Making a Mom
Recipes and Questions for the New Parent by J.K Gibson
Being a mother is a whole lotta work! Work that often isn’t recognized; it’s a job from one extreme to the next that can be lonely and feel endless. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In this pithy cook-book style book, I will share my...
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One Woman's Century
The Collected Essays of Kay Parley by Kay Parley
A remarkable, one-of-a-kind collection. Filled with insight, anecdotes, and fascinating snapshots from the past, ONE WOMAN'S CENTURY is a celebration of the life and work of iconic Saskatchewan author Kay Parley, covering the full scope of her...
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Courage, Faith and Resilience
A Holocaust Memoir by Cesia Sugarfine and Susan Schelberg
In the darkest hours of human history, one woman’s determination to survive and thrive shone like a beacon of hope. This is the inspiring memoir of Cesia Sugarfine, a Holocaust survivor, whose life’s journey took her through unimaginable trials,...
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Behind the Mask
by Laurie Forrest
Behind the Mask is a collection of biographical short stories from writer Laurie Forrest depicting her life as a transplant from Winnipeg, MB, Canada, to California. Spanning from Forrest’s own childhood to her adult life and having her own...
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Reclaiming My Name, Niwahereza
by Yvonne Niwahereza Colangelo
'Reclaiming my Name, Niwahereza' is a poignant and fearless voyage into the realms of self-discovery, resilience, creativity, and the indomitable human spirit. Within the pages of this deeply personal and emotionally charged memoir, Yvonne...
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Wats, Wadis and Waterfalls
A Canadian Woman's Travel and Teaching Experiences in the Middle East and Southeast Asia by Monica Murphy
This book is for the over-fifty women out there who are retired or starting a new chapter in their lives. You may think it’s too hard, I’m too old, or how do you teach if you don’t know their language? First, there is excellent training...
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Dance Through Time
A 60s Activist Then & Now by Terry Dance-Bennink
Born in the UK and raised in the US, Terry Dance-Bennink found her way to Toronto as a university student in 1966. A sixties activist who never stopped, she became a peace advocate, civil rights campaigner, women’s rights defender, union...
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Life Happens To Us
A True Story by Ashta-deb
In this heartbreaking, extremely personal memoir of a life touched by profound tragedy, author Ashta-deb invites readers into her world in the hopes that they might benefit from the discovered remedies that at last elevated her above it. Here is...