Nikki Tate Jessa's week-long trail riding trip into the Rocky Mountains should have been the experience of a lifetime. Ignoring increasingly peculiar symptoms, Jessa sets off into the mountains, determined to enjoy herself despite feeling very ill. This is only the beginning of a long journey of recovery, one which turns Jessa's life upside down and threatens even her desire to ride. Heather Blake can't believe her bad luck when her family moves from Toronto to tiny Tarragon Island in British Columbia. From her home-schooled neighbour, to the woman down the road who grows herbs for her aromatherapy practice, to the Dexter calf her mother brings home to promote the preservation of rare farm animal breeds, life on Tarragon Island couldn't be more different from the one Heather has left behind in Toronto.
Any woman can become a victim of violence.
A Woman's Safety Book provides women with realistic and simple strategies to reduce the risk of becoming a victim. The book lays to rest many of the myths surrounding personal and sexual assault. It provides common-sense tactics to help you plan for your safety, as well as effective preventative measures for a variety of situations on the street or at home. This richly illustrated book follows the stories of thirty women overcoming pain, politics, and prejudice as they sing, dance, act, write, and paint toward the new millennium. Every story of these mothers of artistic freedom is at once intimate and inspirational.