A Canadian Family’s World War II Odyssey “In that year (1939) they decided to make a trip to Germany, where Werner’s mother is still living, in Hamburg. They did not sell their land, as this trip was intended as a
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Category: Memoir
O My God – Celia McBride
An Un-Becoming Journey How does a kid raised by atheists end up in a convent? In my forties, I abandoned my worldly life to follow a “sense of call” and explore the idea of becoming a Catholic nun. There was
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Marjie Zacks – It All Ends Up In A Parfait Glass
A Tribute To My Mother’s Wisdom Remember the Sixties? Remember going off to the store or downtown on the bus by yourself? When parents didn’t know where you were every minute of every day? When the teacher’s word was final
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Oriane Lee Johnston – The Geography of Belonging
A Love Story of Horses & Africa(This is the updated Second Edition May 2023) An unexpected liaison with an African horseman builds a courageous and tender-strong bridge across classic cultural divides. The backdrop is present-day Zimbabwe in all its political,
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Patti Shales Lefkos – Grounded by Granite
A Memoir On Loon Island, a granite mound in a pristine lake near Frontenac Provincial Park in the Ontario Canadian Shield, post-war summer days for Patti and her siblings overflowed with swimming, fishing and hunting for snapping turtles. Life seemed
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Susan Marie Conrad – Inside My Sea of Dreams
The Adventures of Kami and Suz This children’s book is adapted from my adventure memoir: Inside: One Woman’s Journey Through the Inside Passage (Epicenter Press). I’d been kayaking long distances for many years before I decided to paddle the Inside
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John H. Randle – The Landlady Quintet
Chance Encounters and Lasting Impressions IN THIS TENDER, witty, affectionate memoir, John Randle introduces us to the remarkable women who rented him rooms and opened his eyes to a wider, richer world as he taught ESL / EFL and studied
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Erin LeBlanc – Stranger in the Mirror
The Search for Me A poignant, deeply insightful, and courageous memoir of the journey to self-acceptance. Through journal excerpts, and heart breaking anecdotes, Erin shares her vulnerability, her challenges, and, ultimately, her resilience. The reader is compelled to reflect on
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