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Absolutely compelling read for my IRL: the story of four very different but strong sisters and their mother living in Roaring Twenties Vancouver. The narrator is sometimes the sister who has had an abortion, sometimes a third person, and occasionally the family dog, which works surprisingly well. It tackles complex themes that include marriage and betrayal, queerness in an age when it was illegal, abortion, immigration, smuggling, and more./1

An insightful, painful, hopeful look into a piece of art created from artifacts from each of Canada‘s residential schools.

Great reading by talented Di Ciruolo at Copper Dog books last night! If you haven‘t read Di‘s powerful memoir of resilience & healing by a sexual abuse survivor & veteran of the foster care system, get yourself a copy. An important read. #memoir #survivor #fostercare #resilience

This is such a sad a tragic story that Jeannette shared with the world. She lost her youth and teenage years at the hands of her abusive mother. She was mentally abused by her mother in ways, unimaginable! This was a very well written bio that was sad but somehow, Ms. Jennette somehow found ways to slip her humor that mad it a little easier to read. Totally recommend this. Trigger warnings, eating disorders #mentalabuse #survivor #eatingdisorder

TW: mention of sexual abuse, drug and alcohol abuse

I had mixed feelings about this ending. The story itself is fantastic but I was surprised of how the character acted in the epilogue - it kind of threw me off.

If you love a mystery, I‘d recommend this one.

#murdermystery #mystery #massacres #survivor #survivors #killingspree

This was really compelling: the second book about an African boy soldier for me this year. This memoir is about a teen who escapes with two friends from his village, and survives for a long time before being forced into the military, then released into a rehab program and eventually escaping to the U.S. Excellent insights into the impact of loss of home and family in civil war.
#ReadingAfrica2022 #SierraLeone
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#Nonfiction2022 #Survivor

The author describes in these memories, both her growing up in Zimbabwe, as well as traditions, believes and the problems/obstacles that she had to overcome to achieve her goal - work for the UN and to create changes in society/world. This book is a perfect example of strong will, determination and what it means to live with purpose. #ReadingAfrica2022 #Zimbabwe
#NonFiction2022 #Survivor

This is a really good book about Jewish life in Poland and Germany during the time of the Holocaust. The target audience for this book is middle-school children.

While there are no graphic details of their horrendous life, you still understand how difficult it was for Mala to survive on her own after all the Jews in her Polish town had been killed. I could feel her fear, her grief, her loneliness.

“I had to learn to forgive myself for my brokenness and to be honest about what I was going through. As I talk and write candidly [about my struggles] I feel myself filling the cracks with gold. I am letting the seams show—those signs of survival, those scars I can be proud of—and letting them shine.”

#growth #survivor #mentalhealth

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