Overcome
Stories of Women Who Grew Up in the Child Welfare System
Published on 1. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-77337-083-5 (ISBN)
Description
Finalist, Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction
Finalist, 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Winnipeg, MB
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77337-083-5 (9781773370835)
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Anne Mahon is interested in people, their stories and making meaningful connections. She is chancellor of the University of Manitoba, and a committed life-long volunteer. Her three books all focus on marginalized communities where biases are being broken. The books are philanthropic endeavours with all author proceeds donated to an organization that supports the community each book represents. Her first book The Lucky Ones won the On the Same Page Manitoba Library Award. Anne was nominated for the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer. She had the honour of interviewing Michelle Obama in 2019.