Gift Guide: For the Voracious Memoir Reader
Memoirs invite readers to walk a while in the author’s shoes. From emotional, to heartwarming, and often humourous, these are true tales that pack a punch.
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Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives
An Island Memoir
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Galena Bay Odyssey
Reflections of a Hippie Homesteader
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Freddie
The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me
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Four Seasons by the Salish Sea
Discovering the Natural Wonders of Coastal Living
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Afterlight
In Search of Poetry, History, and Home
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The Russian Refugees
A Family's First Century in Canada
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A Haida Wedding
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A Complex Coast
A Kayak Journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska
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Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools: A Memoir
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Home on the Strange
Chronicles of Motherhood, Mayhem, and Matters of the Heart
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Always Pack a Candle
A Nurse in the Cariboo-Chilcotin
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Grandfathered
Dispatches from the Trenches of Modern Grandparenthood