An electric portrait of the artist as a young woman that asks how a writer finds her voice in a society that prefers women to be silent In Recollections of My Nonexistence, Rebecca Solnit describes her formation as a writer and as a feminist in 1980s San Francisco, in an atmosphere of gender violence on the street and throughout society and the exclusion of women from cultural arenas. She tells of being poor, hopeful, and adrift in the city that became her great teacher; of the small apartment that, when she was nineteen, became the home in which she transformed herself; of how punk rock gave form and voice to her own fury and explosive energy. Solnit recounts how she came to recognize the epidemic of violence against women around her, the street harassment that unsettled her, the trauma that changed her, and the authority figures who routinely disdained and disbelieved girls and women, including her. Looking back, she sees all these as consequences of the voicelessness that was and still is the ordinary condition of women, and how she contended with that while becoming a writer and a public voice for women's rights. She explores the forces that liberated her as a person and as a writer--books themselves, the gay men around her who offered other visions of what gender, family, and joy could be, and her eventual arrival in the spacious landscapes and overlooked conflicts of the American West. These influences taught her how to write in the way she has ever since, and gave her a voice that has resonated with and empowered many others.

This poignant debut novel in verse is a portrait of healing, as a young girl rediscovers life and the soothing power of nature after being freed from her abusive father. For most of her life, Lacey has been a prisoner without even realizing it. Her dad rarely let her, her little sister, or her mama out of his sight. But their situation changes suddenly and dramatically the day her grandparents arrive to help them leave. It’s the beginning of a different kind of life for Lacey, and at first she has a hard time letting go of her dad’s rules. Gradually though, his hold on her lessens, and her days become filled with choices she’s never had before. Now Lacey can take pleasure in sketching the world as she sees it in her nature journal. And as she spends more time outside making things grow and creating good memories with family and friends, she feels her world opening up and blossoming into something new and exciting.

'This book will change lives. I couldn't put it down.' Fleur Brown, Founding Team TEDxSydney. 'I laughed, learned a lot and cried my eyes out.' Jaquie Brown What will it take to follow your dream? On the outside, Rebekah Campbell has an enviable life. She is founder of hot Sydney startup Posse.com, writes a popular blog and gives inspirational talks at conferences for female entrepreneurs. But when she turns off the light each night, she is alone and terrified of the future. She knows that what's important to her isn't money or startup glory or social media followers. She wants love. She wants a family. And she is stuck. She hasn't been on a date in ten years. She's too embarrassed to list herself on the internet and can't bear the risk of getting rejected. She decides to act. She'll take the tactics she's learnt building companies and apply them to finding a man. Her epic journey will take her on dates with 138 different men in Sydney, New York and San Francisco, while at the same time confronting the immense challenges of launching a business. She'll face exhaustion, humiliation and heartbreak; she'll meet some strange and dangerous characters. And she will strip herself of the ego and expectations that have been holding her back. She will not stop. 138 Dates proves that the end is always worth the effort.

Rebekah believes her husband married her for her name - that Rebekah went with his Isaac as a crazy sign from God. Now she regrets saying "I do" and wants only to reclaim her family's property from the bankers. At the time, marriage seemed better than homelessness. But now, as the wife of a traveling dentist who treats her like a guest in his wagon house, she longs for something more. Rebekah would do almost anything to regain her former life. Isaac Aden Robards lives his life to serve God and His people. He wants Rebekah to return his affection and to know his Lord. But will she stay long enough to do either? Or will her obsession with "home" destroy her chances for real love?

Love aims to embrace him, will his soul draw back? Just as she appeared out of nowhere, like a fl ash, it was love at fi rst sight! Never had Robert Daimono fell head over heels for any woman, until this beauty, Linda Rebecca caught his attention! Surprising even everyone at the Phi Corporation where he’s groomed to be a future, world rules of all humanity! Unseen, diabolical forces are toiling to hinder, and conceal their priceless attachment. Not knowing who they are, he’s been given a precious gift from the unfamiliar,forbidden True Love, dwelling the heavens above, whom delights lifting the veil they are under. It’s a test of wills, as the polarizing powers contend. This love story unfolds where the battle of Good and Evil has intensified for the couple’s very souls! Will Robert cast her off, and continue the role of what he is to become, or will he surrender to the revealing that could change his life in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye? When my mother, Nancelita

The British soldier whose life was saved by a young woman during the American Revolution returns to claim her as his bride in the second seductive novel in Jo Ann Ferguson’s captivating Foxbridge Legacy series About to exchange vows with her fiancé, Rebecca North is stunned when a towering, raven-haired stranger interrupts the ceremony. Five years earlier, at the height of the American Revolution, fourteen-year-old Rebecca rushed to the aid of a wounded English soldier she discovered hiding out in her barn. Although he was an enemy of the Patriots, she saved his life. When he begged her to fulfill his final wish before he rode off to battle, she made a secret vow. Now he has returned to claim his bride. After swearing never to give her heart to Nicholas Wythe, Rebecca reluctantly leaves Connecticut for England. But at legendary Foxbridge Cloister, his sprawling estate on the wild north coast, the new Lady Foxbridge realizes there are those who resent the Yankee in their midst. While a vengeful enemy plots to destroy her, Rebecca makes startling discoveries about her husband. As a relationship forged in the fires of war flames into something deeper, she will risk everything—even her life—for what she never expected to find with Nicholas: a passionate, lasting love. Rebecca is the 2nd book in the Foxbridge Legacy, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.