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In this beautifully crafted and propulsive memoir, Kerry Docherty—a businesswoman, mother of two, and wife—details her journey to rediscover parts of herself buried under other people's expectations, and how counterintuitively, the more she focused on saying yes to the things that made her feel good, and no to the things that did not, the more she overflowed with creativity, ease, presence, and purpose.

Brace yourself for a story that will pierce your soul and ignite your spirit. "Born to Rise" is an unflinching and profoundly moving memoir that plunges into the heart of a childhood marked by fear and the long-lasting wounds of rejection. Witness the raw vulnerability of a journey through toxic relationships and the insidious erosion of self-worth. But hold onto hope, for this is ultimately a breathtaking saga of transformation.

Spiritual Ink is a collection of personal essays highlighting examples of strength, hope, and inspiration and drawing on the author's experiences as a Child Life Specialist working with hospitalized children and their families.

Diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her forties, though having lived with its effects since childhood, Hope Andersen struggled for years to find inner peace. Her journey led her to alcoholism, pills, sexual promiscuity, turbulent and abusive relationships, and the brink of suicide. But it was her husband's brush with death as they entered their sixties that opened Hope's eyes, allowing her to begin her life anew. With a fresh lease, she remodeled her life and began seeking its deeper wisdom. Ultimately, what she found was hope.

Jayne Anne Phillips grew up in the small town of Buckhannon, West Virginia. The distinctly American landscape of Appalachia—dense with forests and small churches, rich in history and misunderstandings—has been the great setting for her fiction, even as she and her boundless imagination have traveled to other times and places. In these pieces, and in her inimitable first-person voice, at once intimate and wide-ranging, Phillips brings us into her childhood and family, most movingly her mother.

In Honest Motherhood, Libby Ward candidly shares her journey of unlearning the myth of the ideal mother. She dives headfirst into the experiences many mothers have but few feel safe enough to say out loud—the lack of support, the guilt, the invisibility, the cycles they’re breaking, and the fantasies about a hospital stay just to get a flippin’ break. Libby untangles her social conditioning from learned trauma responses and discovers that letting go of unrealistic standards, asking for help, and prioritizing herself aren’t failures—they’re necessities.

Si è spenta la cara esistenza terrena di Laura Santi, giornalista 50enne, affetta da una forma progressiva ed avanzata di sclerosi multipla. E’ stata la prima persona in Umbria (novembre 2024) e la nona in Italia ad essere ammessa al suicidio assistito.

Growing up in Depression-era Texas, Mary Kathlyn Wagner is a dutiful daughter and diligent student with ambition aplenty and no place to use it. She marries at sixteen, is a grandmother by thirty-four. Addicted to the praise and prizes of direct selling, she peddles cleaning products to other housewives—hoping this will somehow make her dreams come true. After a string of failed marriages, she starts her own company when she is forty-five. Soon millions know her as the little lady in the big wig who gives away pink Cadillacs.

In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot inspired millions of people with her astonishing courage and dignity as she chose to waive her right to anonymity in her legal fight against her husband and the fifty men accused of her sexual assault. By the time Dominique Pelicot and the dozens of men accused were found guilty, Gisèle had become a global icon in the campaign against sexual violence, galvanizing a movement that triggered protests and demonstrations around the world in her support.

God, the Devil and Divorce tells the story of a Christian woman’s marriage and divorce recovery from her “crazymaking” spouse; and how she learned to trust God along the way.

There was a time when women’s health was repressed and breast cancer wasn’t discussed, but Shirley Temple Black, Rose Kushner, and Evelyn Lauder refused to be silenced. Their courage ignited a movement that changed the way society addresses breast cancer. When these “radical sisters” were diagnosed, they faced a medical world of myths, outdated protocols, and a shocking lack of research. Breast cancer awareness was absent, and treatment options were scarce. Yet, Shirley, Rose, and Evelyn became trailblazing advocates for breast cancer research, early detection, and women’s health.

Your Mental Health Is the Most Important Thing is a story based on true events that occurred in my life that caused me to struggle with my mental health. The book discusses these events along with my path to healing through my faith and therapy.

Lisa McNair was born in 1964, one year after her older sister, Denise, was murdered in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Dear Denise is a collection of forty letters from Lisa addressed to the sister she never knew, but in whose shadow of sacrifice and lost youth she was raised. These letters offer an intimate look into the life of a family touched by one of the most heinous tragedies of the Civil Rights Movement.

Dragon In You a Memoir is an emotional and powerful memoir that spans the first 32 years of the author’s life. Raised in the Mormon faith, the author’s journey takes a dramatic turn upon meeting her husband, a military man who served for 14 years and who struggled deeply with PTSD and addiction. This memoir details the heart-wrenching reality of loving someone who battles inner turmoil and the impossible choices that come with it. As her husband’s condition worsened, the author made the difficult decision to leave, prioritizing her physical safety and the well-being of their two children.

A fearless journey from the edge of fame to the fight of her life—modern tennis phenom and Olympic gold medalist Bethanie Mattek-Sands serves up a raw, defiant memoir of pain, power, and the will to rise again.

Skinny ist wieder in – und mit ihm der Wahnsinn. Die Rückkehr des Magerwahns ist überall: auf Social Media, in der Mode, in den Köpfen. Was früher "Size Zero" hieß, ist heute ein gefährlicher Mix aus Filtern, Fitnesszwang und Selbstoptimierung. Ich kenne diesen Druck. Ich habe ihn jahrelang gespürt – und ihm geglaubt. Ich habe diesen Schönheitswahn gelebt. Und überlebt. Ja, ich habe beide Welten erlebt: Ich bin durch dick und dünn gegangen – und war nie glücklicher als an dem Tag, an dem ich zu mir selbst wurde. In diesem Hörbuch erzähle ich offen, wie ich mich aus dieser Zeit befreit habe.

Elena Poniatowska cree que le habría beneficiado dejar el periodismo para dedicarse a la novela, pero no pudo hacerlo porque su profesión la atrapó. En varias tardes de té con el periodista Gustavo Borges en Chimalistac, compartió esta y otras confesiones sobre su oficio. La crónica Tardes de té con Elena, seleccionada por la Fundación Gabo para un taller de Martín Caparrós en 2023, no es una biografía ni una apología, sino un retrato de perfil de la influyente autora mexicana. Gustavo Borges presenta los momentos clave de la obra de Poniatowska con un enfoque agudo y emotivo.

In A Letter Unwritten, Randy Rauh opens up his heart to share the remarkable lives of two women who shaped his world—his mother and his wife. Through a blend of heartfelt storytelling and powerful personal letters, this unforgettable and unique memoir honors the quiet strength, unshakable love, and fierce resilience that defined their lives.

In the annals of legendary Wild West desperadoes, Belle Starr is remembered to this day as the Bandit Queen. Shortly after her murder in 1889, a highly romanticized, sensational book titled Bella Starr . . . The Bandit Queen, or the Female Jesse James was published—the first in a series of high-profile portraits to brand Starr as a villain. Now, celebrated author Michael Wallis parses over a century of mythmaking to reveal the woman behind the renegade legend.

In Complicated Women, Bee Wilson explores the lives of ten women who achieved notoriety and influence in their own times and whose legacy is still felt today. In this collection of ten biographical essays, originally published in the London Review of Books, Wilson takes a candid look at her subjects and asks what it takes for a woman to make her mark in a world where legitimate sources of power are often denied.