Memoir
Northern Girls
True Stories
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Published
- April 1, 2026
- Pages
- 136
- Price
- $21.95
- ISBN
- 9781771864091
- Language
- English
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After being tracked by wolves and left behind in the forest as a child, after sleeping through a flame-spilling chimney fire, after regularly riding in vehicles driven by adults under the influence, and after physically fighting off one of her mother’s abusive partners, author Michelle Willms is both surprised and grateful she survived her northern childhood. Following the sudden death of her mother in 2001, Willms began writing about her and her family’s history to better understand how tragedy and the breakdown of trust impacted multiple generations, and to find healing.
Brave, engaging and electric, Northern Girls is a collection of true stories about the fractured legacy of growing up in rural northern Ontario. Exploring themes of generational trauma, parental addictions, and domestic violence, Willms confronts a past replete with both fragility and resilience.
Description from the publisher Baraka Books, seen in October 2026 · Source ↗
From Baraka Books
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Missy Whynaught Elizabeth Ball
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It’s All Coming Back to Me Now Jean-Michel Fortier
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Fragile Like a Bomb Catherine Fred Lavarenne
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The Guilt Trippers Philippe Mineau
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Between the Island and the Turtle Karine Rosso
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All Kidding Aside Jean-Christophe Réhel
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Dobryd Ann Charney
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Tunes for Dancing Bears Irena Karafilly
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Eyes Have Seen Fred Anderson
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Saints Rest Luke Francis Beirne
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My Thievery of the People Leila Marshy
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Looking for Her Carolyn Marie Souaid
