Overcome: Stories of Women Who Grew Up In The Child Welfare System
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- Synopsis
- Finalist, Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-FictionFinalist, Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher With a foreword by Beatrice Mosionier. Abandonment, loss, endless transitions, self-reliance, continued persistence, and fierce beauty all coexist in this compelling collection of stories of ten women who journey from victims of the child welfare system to survivors, and beyond. These women face endless challenges, oppression, and trauma but discover their power through creativity, self-awareness, education, motherhood, and extreme empathy.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 224 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781773370842
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781773370835
- Publisher:
- Great Plains Publications
- Date of Addition:
- 06/29/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Anne Mahon
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.