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A Young Mother’s Memoir of Survival on Newfoundland’s Forgotten Coast
In 1968, I was a sixteen-year-old girl with three passions: writing, my boyfriend, and sex. So… I started a diary, got married, and had a baby. Now, in 2025, I am a seventy-three-year-old woman with three passions: writing, my family, and, well… It's time to tell my story...
“A breathtaking act of courage both in life and on the page. Readers of Educated, The Glass Castle, and Wild will recognize the same fearless introspection here."
— Evelyn Jean, Goodreads
"A gripping story of courage and new beginnings—so vivid and intimate, you'll forget you weren't really there."
— Tina Hagmann, bestselling author, When Atlantis Calls
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Canadian Bestseller
700+
copies sold in 6 countires
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Journey Trilogy
First in the trilogy…
RESCUED: A Young Mother’s Memoir of Survival on Newfoundland’s Forgotten Coast
Next in the trilogy…
COVER UP: A Western Woman’s Journey into the Middle East.
And into…
EXPOSED: A Southern Woman’s Journey into the North
About the Author
Dawn is a retired international teacher. She received her teaching degree from the University of Toronto. It took her ten years to complete her degree while juggling a commitment as a single parent to her three children.
Inspired by her two sons and one daughter who traveled the world on tall ships, she set off from the small town of Orillia, Ontario, to explore the world herself.