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In 2013, Di McDonald packed up her life in regional Victoria and moved to Melbourne to help her sister care for their ageing parents. Recently divorced, Di was flattered when, in late 2014, a customer she assisted in the store she helped manage expressed a romantic interest in her. She eventually accepted his invitations and, as their relationship developed, it seemed this suave, charming man was too good to be true. And he was.

Girl in Flight by Cat Buchanan is a gripping and poignant memoir that takes listeners on a whirlwind journey through the glitz and chaos of Manhattan and Hollywood in the 1960s and early 70s. George and Meyera Buchanan have everything—lavish holidays, private planes, classic cars, and luxury homes—except the one thing they truly desire: a baby. After adopting Cat, their marriage crumbles, igniting a fierce custody battle that spans coast to coast, from Malibu to the Hamptons.

Embark on a heartwarming, empowering, and soul-stirring journey with The Rebirth of a Phoenix: Short Stories from a Traveling Souljourner — a beautifully written collection of real-life travel stories by a courageous woman over 60 who rediscovers herself through the open road and the loyal company of her dog, Macarena.

Emprende un viaje inspirador y profundamente transformador con El renacer de un fénix: Relatos breves de una viajera del alma. Deléitate con una hermosa colección de historias de la vida real escritas por una mujer valiente de más de 60 que se redescubre a sí misma mediante una travesía, acompañada por su perrita fiel, Macarena.

When a sudden onset of manic episodes lands her in a psychiatric ward, what is an established, respected psychotherapist to do? With an otherwise firm sense of self and an openness to new insights, Berger confronts the stumbling blocks of shame and stigma. A series of close friends and mentors stand by her through challenges with abusive colleagues, conflicted relationships with men, estrangement from her mother, and confusion about what truly matters.

In dieser zutiefst bewegenden Erzählung schildert die Autorin den schleichenden Zerfall ihrer kleinen Familie. Die Authentizität dieser Geschichte wurzelt in den 1950er-Jahren, als der Vater aus der DDR in den Westen Deutschlands flieht. Für die zurückgelassene Familie beginnt eine Ära voller Entbehrungen. Die überforderte Mutter, konfrontiert mit den täglichen Herausforderungen der Kindererziehung, sucht Zuflucht in Alkohol und Tabletten. Diese Flucht vor der Realität hinterlässt verheerende Auswirkungen auf alle Familienmitglieder, insbesondere auf die Entwicklung der Kinder.

"Ich war bei der Geburt meiner Tochter nicht dabei." Lange quält Frieda Lewin dieser Gedanke, denn die Geburt ihres Kindes endet mit einem Notkaiserschnitt, beide überleben nur knapp. Danach leidet Frieda unter dem traumatischen Erlebnis und dem Gefühl, als Mutter versagt zu haben. Erst eine Traumatherapie hilft ihr - und die Erkenntnis, nicht allein zu sein. In ihrem Hörbuch bricht sie darum mit dem Tabu um traumatische Geburten und ruft mit viel Humor zu mehr Milde mit sich selbst auf.

I stumble across a photo of me, aged ten. My immediate thought is: 'Who is that girl?' I remember her but I don't recognise myself in her. She was so determined. Once she knew what she wanted, she'd just head straight for it. From a childhood in rural Piopio, Jenny-May Coffin grew up to achieve...

Zehn Jahre sind seit Kirsten Fuchs' letztem Band mit lustigen Geschichten vergangen, und seitdem hat sich einiges getan. Sie ist älter geworden und noch witziger. Der Mensch ist weiterhin ihr Lieblingstier, auch wenn er zunehmend nervt. Aber irgendwer muss ja daran festhalten, dass wir eigentlich ganz okay sind. In ihren neuen Texten geht es um Kinder und das Mutterdasein, vor allem aber um das merkwürdige Leben dazwischen.

Discover the remarkable life of Josephine Earp... She was supposed to marry for security, settle down, and disappear into domesticity. Instead, Josephine Earp ran away to the Wild West, fell in love with a famous gunfighter, and spent almost haft a century chasing adventure across the American frontier. From the dusty streets of Tombstone to the frozen rivers of Alaska, Josephine Earp lived a life that defied every expectation of 19th-century womanhood.

Madame Grès : qui se cache derrière la célèbre créatrice au turban, icône de la mode pendant plus d'un demi-siècle ? Mondialement reconnue pour ses drapés antiques, elle pare Marlène Dietrich, Barbra Streisand ou Silvana Mangano de robes somptueuses, et s'entoure d'artistes comme Jean Cocteau ou Tamara de Lempicka. Ses clientes et amies comptent parmi les femmes au coeur du pouvoir : Jackie Kennedy, Liliane Bettencourt, Marella Agnelli, la princesse Grace de Monaco... Travailleuse passionnée, le "sphinx" dirige avec panache la Maison Grès, 1 rue de la Paix, qu'elle a créée en 1934.

Embark on a captivating journey through the remarkable life of Barbara Nielsen, whose story unfolds with the grace of a seasoned actress on stage and screen. From humble beginnings in Poland to the glitz and glamour of international show business, Barbara’s memoir, Hello Darlink, offers a glimpse into the world of a multilingual talent whose passion for the movie world propelled her to the heights of success.

Calladita No More is a powerful collection of stories about the lived experiences of a Latina who dared to dream big-only to find that the world wasn't built for her ambitions. Through the lens of familiar Latinx cultural sayings, or refranes, Hady Méndez shares the lessons she learned navigating identity, leadership, and belonging in a world fueled by bias, discrimination, racism, and sexism.

If you've ever pleaded for love, hoped for love, mistrusted love, sabotaged love, started with lousy family-grown ideas about love, compared and despaired about love, or doubted your lovability, then The Divine Traumedy of Nicki Joy: A True Grime Tale is perfect for you. Distinguished licensed marriage, family, and child psychotherapist, Dr. Nicki J. Monti, has long been internationally recognized both privately and on reality TV as therapist to the stars. Her road to success was rocky, though, as before that she was Nicki Joy Sholdar Bohm Berke Ruiz Monti.

Starke Frauen, große Geschichten: Diese Hörbuch-Compilation vereint 20 beeindruckende Lebensläufe weltberühmter Frauen aus Wissenschaft, Politik, Kultur und Geschichte. Ideal für alle, die Frauenpower entdecken und feiern wollen – kompakt und verständlich.

In The Incidental Feminist: Friend, foe, femme fatale: The truth about Thatcher, Tina Gaudoin investigates the complexities of the woman behind the tropes. Drawing upon explosive new material from the archives and interviews with her contemporaries, Gaudoin reveals how Thatcher triumphed over rampant misogyny and class prejudice to normalize female power and manipulated her femininity, sexuality, and intellect to become the most powerful woman in the world.

This is the story of Veronica Walker. A second generation white African. This is the story of how one woman learnt to accept loss and rebuild her life time and again and how she learnt to fight for herself against a society where women were deemed as second class citizens and the possession of their husbands or fathers. Fighting for her children's safety, Veronica learns to demand her voice be heard and she be accepted for the independent woman she was.

Drawing on encounters between the Creeks of the Southeast and the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia in the eighteenth century, Savage Systers reveals a world in which Native women wielded power through means that shocked European observers: ritualized torture, scalp dances, brutal initiation rites, even infanticide and cannibalism. Far from aberrations, these acts embodied forms of feminine authority rooted deep in tribal culture. In deciding whether a captive lived or died, whether a stranger was rejected or absorbed, Native women determined the fate of peoples and nations.

This coming-of-age memoir honors the tender pain of anyone whose perfect world has crashed around them, revealing the fractures built into the frame from the beginning. In an era when conversation about family estrangement is at an all-time high, Golden Child: My Descent to Scapegoat and Rise to Freedom offers hope, wisdom, and empowerment to those fleeing a broken family system in search of healing, freedom, and peace.

As the eldest child born to a single mother, I was parentified at a young age. On the weekends when my mother worked as a nurse at the local hospital and all I wanted to do was be a kid, I was responsible for my younger brother and sister. That included everything from getting them dressed to feeding them and making sure they were safe. Growing up, I became increasingly more and more convinced that I never wanted children of my own. Instead, I concentrated on establishing a career and experiencing a life that did not include children.