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- On Remembrance Day / by Creasey, Eleanor.;
- Looks at Rembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and explains how and why we honour the men and women who have served our country.LSC
- Subjects: Remembrance Day (Canada);
- The Castleton massacre : survivors' stories of the Killins femicide / by Cook, Sharon A.(Sharon Anne),1947-author.; Carson, Margaret(Margaret Louise),author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."A former United Church minister massacres his family. What led to this act of femicide and why were his victims forgotten? On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. Two child survivors lived to tell the story of what motivated a talented man who had been widely admired, a scholar and graduate from Queen's University, to stalk and terrorize the women in his family for almost twenty years and then murder them. Through extensive oral histories, Cook and Carson painstakingly trace the causes of a femicide in which four women and two unborn babies were murdered over the course of one blood-spattered evening. While they situate this murderous rampage in the literature on domestic abuse and mass murders, they also explore the perspective and journey of the two traumatized children. Told through vivid first-person accounts, this memoir recounts the story of one family's resilience after enduring years of relentless cruelty."--
- Subjects: Killins, Robert.; Murder;
- The embroidered tent : five gentlewomen in early Canada / by Fowler, Marian,1929-;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-234) and index.
- Subjects: Simcoe, Elizabeth Posthuma (Gwillim), 1766-1850; Traill, Catherine Parr (Strickland), 1802-1899; Moodie, Susanna (Strickland), 1803-1885; Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860.; Dufferin and Ava, Harriot Georgina Blackwood, Marchioness of, 1843?-1936.; Women; Pioneers; Canadian literature (English);
- © 1982., House of Anansi Press,
- Castleton Massacre, The Survivors’ Stories of the Killins Femicide [electronic resource] : by Cook, Sharon Anne.aut; Carson, Margaret.aut; Perry, Rachel.nrt; cloudLibrary;
- A former United Church minister massacres his family. What led to this act of femicide, and why were his victims forgotten? On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. She (and her brother) lived to tell the story of what motivated a talented man who had been widely admired, a scholar and graduate from Queen's University, to stalk and terrorize the women in his family for almost twenty years and then murder them. Through extensive oral histories, Cook and Carson painstakingly trace the causes of a femicide in which four women and two unborn babies were murdered over the course of one bloody evening. While they situate this murderous rampage in the literature on domestic abuse and mass murders, they also explore how the two traumatized child survivors found their way back to health and happiness. Told through vivid first-person accounts, this family memoir explains how a murderer was created.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic Partner Abuse; Murder;
- © 2022., Tantor Audio,
- The third victim / by Margolin, Phillip,author.;
- "In rural Oregon, two women are found dead after being tortured, battered, and burned. A third woman escapes with evidence that points overwhelmingly to a local man. When a young lawyer joins the team defending him, she uncovers corruption, lies, and secrets that threaten to shake up not only her firm but the entire town"--
- Subjects: Legal fiction (Literature); Thrillers (Fiction); Criminal defense lawyers; Women;
- Power shift : the longest revolution / by Armstrong, Sally,1943-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."The facts are indisputable. When women get even a bit of education, the whole of society improves. When they get a bit of healthcare, everyone lives longer. In many ways, it has never been a better time to be a woman: a fundamental shift has been occurring. Yet from Toronto to Timbuktu the promise of equality still eludes half the world's population. In her 2019 CBC Massey Lectures, award-winning author, journalist, and human rights activist Sally Armstrong illustrates how the status of the female half of humanity is crucial to our collective surviving and thriving. Drawing on anthropology, social science, literature, politics, and economics, she examines the many beginnings of the role of women in society, and the evolutionary revisions over millennia in the realms of sex, religion, custom, culture, politics, and economics. What ultimately comes to light is that gender inequality comes at too high a cost to us all."--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Sex discrimination against women.; Sex discrimination.; Women's rights.; Women; Women; Women; Social justice.; Human rights.;
- Daisy in chains / by Bolton, S. J.,author.;
- Famous killers have fan clubs. Hamish Wolfe is no different. Locked up for the rest of his life for the abduction and murder of three young women, he gets countless adoring letters every day. He's handsome, charismatic and very persuasive. His admirers are convinced he's innocent, and that he's the man of their dreams. Who would join such a club? Maggie Rose is different. Reclusive and enigmatic; a successful lawyer and bestselling true-crime writer, she only takes on cases that she can win. Hamish wants her as his lawyer, he wants her to change his fate. She thinks she's immune to the charms of a man like this. But maybe not this time. Would you?
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Women lawyers; Murderers;
- In the margins : on the pleasures of reading and writing / by Ferrante, Elena,author.; Goldstein, Ann,1949-translator.; translation of:Ferrante, Elena.Margini e il dettato.English.;
- A delightful collection of essays exploring reading and writing. "In the Margins" contains Elena Ferrante's latest reflections on literature, and the works and authors that have influenced her throughout her career.
- Subjects: Essays.; Authorship.; Women authors.;
- The Secret Christmas Library [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Colgan, Jenny.;
- Set in the Scottish Highlands, 'The Secret Christmas Library' follows an antiquarian book hunter who is hired by the laird of a crumbling Scottish estate to find a priceless book hidden in his home that could save the estate from ruin. When she runs into a rival book hunter and they both become snowed in at the castle, they must work together to discover the secrets of the house.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: FICTION / Holidays; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Books, Bookstores & Libraries; FICTION / Romance / General; FICTION / Romance / Holiday; FICTION / Romance / Holiday *; FICTION / Women; FICTION / World Literature / Scotland / General;
- Becoming : adapted for young readers / by Obama, Michelle,1964-;
- A note to readers -- Preface -- Becoming me -- Becoming us -- Becoming more -- Epilogue.This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what do you want to become?LSC
- Subjects: Obama, Michelle, 1964-; Presidents' spouses; African American women lawyers; Legislators' spouses;
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