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Alone in the wild
A woman finds her true self
Makes me want to hike
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Also, the most meaningful/relatable quote I found in the book:

"That's what fathers do if they don't heal their wounds. They wound their children in the same place."

#poignant #haikureview #memoir #nonfiction

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As always, #EllenMarieWiseman never ceases to amaze me with her flawless writing and #poignant yet #heartwarming story. This moving tale is told from two point of view alternating between Lilly Blackwood in the #1930s and Julia Blackwood in the #1950s.
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My full review at: https://www.goodreads.com/thereadingowlvina
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#historicalfiction #circus #sideshow #yycreads #bookworm #booknerd #alwaysbereading #readforlife

A #poignant yet extraordinary #memoir of Alina Bacall-Zwirn, a #Holocaust survivor of 4 #Nazi concentration camps. She was born in #Warsaw, #Poland in 1922, and later immigrated to US in 1949.
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My full review at:
https://www.goodreads.com/thereadingowlvina
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#bookphotography #bookart #bookphotos #bookworm #yycreads #wwii #Auschwitz #history
#concentrationcamps #germany #nonfiction #truestories #readinglife #calgarylibrary

A #thoughtprovoking, #insightful and #poignant #graphicmemoir of the author's personal account of #sexualviolence she endured amid the #1970s #yorkshireripper #manhunt . These #beautiful and #meaningful #illustrations were #heartbreaking at times. #booklover #bibliophage #bookworm #readforlife #read150 #yycreads #calgaryreads #readeverythingandanything #crimestory #unitedkingdom #violenceagainstwomen #multiplebookreading #bookart #calgarylibrary

Such a lovely image. Easing ghosts on their way #poignant #sweet

This is a #graphicmemoir of the author's mother, Gusta. She was a #Polish #Jew who survived the #Holocaust. I enjoyed this #poignant #memoir especially those haunting black and white #illustrations. #nonfiction #bookstagram #booknerdigan #graphicnovel #graphicnovel #graphicnovelmonth #graphicnovelmood #read150 #readforknowledge #readforlife #librarybooks #WWII #calgarylibrary

A story of #faith, #courage, #love and #survival. In 2009, two #journalists, Euna Lee (Korean American) and Laura Ling (Chinese American) were detained in #NorthKorea, and later found guilty for illegal entry. They were sentenced to 12 years of hard labour. In this book, Euna Lee chronicled her journey from imprisonment and later freedom after the intervention of the U.S government. #memoir #nonfiction #audiobook #poignant

This #memoir is based on the collection of diary entries of the Russian born Nonna Lisowskaja Bannister, which she wrote before, during, and after #WWII. Although she wasn't a #Jew, she was sent to a #German #labourcamp where her time there was shrouded with fear and oppression. A #poignant memoir about #love, #hope, #courage, #faith, and #forgiveness. #nonfiction #awesomeread #history #audiobook

Emma returned to Coal River after a fire incident left her orphaned. She hated Coal River for many reasons but the most heartrending was the constant shroud of oppression over the lives of the young children working as #breakerboys in #coalmines. She is determined to change their lives through her acts of courage and kindness. Another #poignant #historicalfiction by Wiseman I really enjoyed.