Biography & Autobiography, Survival
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Yesterday's Sorrow
Writing my way to a new life by Akeba G Canning
At four years old, Akeba Canning saw the world as a paradise. Born to Grenadian parents in Trinidad, she spent much of her early childhood eating mangoes, chasing butterflies, and idolizing her older brothers. But at age eight, a sudden upheaval...
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Not So Normal
Memoirs of a Gay Boomer From Wild Rose Country by Tom Symington
Growing up in post-World War II Alberta in a stable, loving home, Tom Symington didn’t feel that he was “different.” Evading early pressures of romance and sexual exploration, repressing instances of name-calling (“femmy”), and hostility from...
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My Secret Life
by Crystal Morrison
This memoir is a deeply personal account of past abuse, the struggle to overcome its lasting effects, and the journey toward healing and empowerment. It touches on feelings of regret for not speaking out, the profound impact of the abuse on trust...
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Platypus Flats
In The Shadows of The Honey Trees by Neville West
We don't cry because we are weak! It is our healing power speaking. As a survivor of abuse I carried the burden alone for 60 years. When I did speak out I changed; my world changed. So did my words. The djinn of denial could not be put back in...
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Perpetual Motion
An Autobiography of Relative History by D. A. Pitts
In Perpetual Motion, Dana slows down long enough to detail his dash through a fast-paced life. This is the inspirational and moving saga of how—historical, cultural, and environmental events influenced a fertile mind, driving him forward on a...
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Driving Home
Cancer, Concussion, Mom and Me by Steffany Moonaz
Driving Home is a memoir focused on a single year of the author’s life in which she and her 9-year-old daughter moved in with her dying mother, she suffered a traumatic brain injury resulting from being hit by a semi-truck, and she dealt with the...
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How I've Wept
by M.C.M. Yeung
M. Yeung grew up in the foster system. From birth to the age of 18, she carved a life for herself in difficult, often hostile circumstances. This memoir chronicles those painful years and the impact of trauma, abuse, and abandonment. A...
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Cardboard & Cigarettes
Based on the true story of a young immigrant girl by Eelkje VanderMeulen-Smart
No ordinary childhood of a young immigrant girl growing up in Alberta, Canada, rolls out fast, exciting, colourful and authentic. The astonishing thing is life was really like that. Left alone in a tiny, dark closet, with only a cardboard box, I...
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The Age of the Individual and my Life and Times in It
C'est la Vie! by Frank Veszely
Why read this book? It’s not to learn about a unique life. Not to know what it is like to be an immigrant in Canada. Not what it is like to live with a heart disease and survive. Not to learn about the consequences of traumatic brain injury. Not...
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Faith, Belief and Infinite Possibilities
by Andrea Thomas
FAITH, BELIEF, AND INFINITE POSSIBILITIES is a deeply personal memoir that takes readers on an exploration of the author's life. With an unwavering belief in the infinite possibilities that lie before us, the author invites readers to join her on...
