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In her early 20s, Christie Watson was convinced she'd found her soulmate, in a glowing flash of light that turned out to be her tealights setting her quilt on fire. Twenty years later, her bed is burning once again...as she wakes in a perimenopausal sweat, night after night. This is the story of her journey through mid-life: of the joy of letting go and the pain of the morning after, of the unstoppable power of female friendship and the struggle to raise teenagers as a single parent.

It’s Over Now is an honest and deeply personal account of Karrine’s life-changing and challenging circumstances. It will touch your heart, and will leave you filled with hope. After being abandoned by her mother whilst she lay sleeping, Karrine was raised by a queen—her great-grandmother. The queen of her life instilled invaluable life lessons and taught her the true meaning of love. However, as life unfolds, Karrine faces unimaginable loss and pain. She is dealt blow after blow, and must fight to save not only her family, but her life.

When writer Catherine Deveny faced the end of a 17-year relationship with the father of her children, she had no idea what lay on the other side of the months of tumult—she just knew she had to create space for a new life. But this wasn’t the first time Deveny had taken a plunge into the unknown or let go of conventional assumptions. In True North, she shares how she emerged from an oppressive Catholic upbringing in working-class Reservoir, found her tribe in Fitzroy’s share houses in the '80s and learnt to live life on her own terms.

Meet Lea Phyllis and learn about her heroic life as it unfolded in the early to late 1950s. Let her introduce you to the people that made her strong and self-sufficient. Lea’s story covers many emotions like anger, laughter, sadness, shock and wonderment. Born and raised in West-by-God-Virginia, her life experiences forced her to grow up quickly. Lea’s life is fascinating, enlightening, and life-affirming.