Memoir and Biography
Micro Miracle is the moving account of a first-time mother whose expectations of childbirth and parenting are dramatically altered when she gives birth sixteen weeks prematurely. >>
Out of Grief, Singing: A Memoir of Motherhood and Loss
Out of Grief, Singing is an achingly beautiful account of how a woman comes to terms with the loss of her newborn. >>
Rain on a Distant Roof: A Personal Journey Through Lyme Disease in Canada
Vanessa Farnsworth explores the frightening but fascinating world of Lyme disease in Canada. The narrative follows Farnsworth's attempt to understand the disease that's destroying her body and mind, and why the Canadian medical community seems indifferent to her illness. >>
Sea Over Bow: A North Atlantic Crossing
You can just sail away from your past. All you need is courage. >>
Shop Class Hall Pass: Facing the Buried Trauma of Sexual Assault
Special Constable Karin Martel responds to 911 calls and after a couple of particularly disturbing calls continue to haunt her, she sees a therapist, but the visit leads to an exploration of her own experience of being sexually assaulted in high school. >>
The Fleeting Years: A Mother’s Journal
Being a mommy is both the easiest, and the hardest, thing that most of us will ever do. Laura Pratt, mother of four, shares her thoughts on the undertaking with vignettes that will bring a pang of recognition to all parents. The perfect Mother's Day gift. >>
Kept for the North West Company in the winter of 1802-03, Steinbruck's is the only journal on birchbark ever discovered. This unique Canadian artifact has been published in full-colour facsimile, with accompanying French transcription and English translation and a fascinating introduction by Harry Duckworth. >>
Tracks: Journeys in Time and Place
Tracks is a compilation of personal travel essays that range across three continents; from Italy, where Genni Gunn was born, to Canada and Mexico, and through Asia, to both reconnect with her sister and witness the emergence of new political realities in Myanmar. >>
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