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Desperately fleeing the Huns in old Germania, the Suevi tribe sells Melia, a girl on the cusp of womanhood, into slavery, hoping to bribe its way into Gaul. Caught in the middle of the chaotic diaspora, Melia survives the cruelty of her owner, the candlemaker, and excels at making beautiful tapers and votives. But when the Suevi and thousands more barbarians storm across the frozen Rhine at midnight, New Years Eve, AD406, Gaul is transformed overnight, and Melia’s life is ripped apart again.

How does a child survive when the world looks away? Rae was only a little girl when her world began to fall apart. The people who were meant to love and protect her turned away, leaving her to face abuse, silence, and fear on her own. In search of comfort, she found only more pain. Drugs, shame, and loneliness became part of her childhood. Yet somewhere inside, a small light kept burning, refusing to go out. RAE: A Child’s Story is a survival story told with honesty and courage.

Ricarda Peter, bestselling author and lifelong rebel against expectations, invites you on a wild, honest, and deeply empowering journey back to yourself. No more waiting. No more asking for approval. Screw It, Just Live is for anyone who feels stuck in a life that doesn’t fit. It’s a battle cry for the bold, the sensitive, the dreamers, and the misfits.

In a gripping and deeply personal memoir series, The Girl Who Ran shares the extraordinary journey from a childhood marred by extreme abuse and oppression in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to the hard-earned freedom and self-sufficiency she achieved as an adult in America. Born into a world of gender-based violence, child exploitation, and constant threats to her life, her survival became an act of defiance against the oppressive forces that sought to silence her.

Tired of explaining reality to fiercely obstinate men about why women need feminism, Journalist Andreia Nobre, a writer at Brazilian publication QG FEminista, took the task to clarify some of the misconceptions widely spread about the radical feminism and the feminist theory. The author would like to make it very clear that feminists don't hate all men—but you can, if you want to.

The Sword of Power - Excalibur - was given to Uther Pendragon to heal the land not divide it. Now with Uther's death and no apparent heir to claim the throne and both the Christian Abbott of Glastonbury and the High Priestess of Avalon claiming the sword as theirs how will it serve to heal when it appears to dividing those who should seek to heal the land and their people.

What is important for girls to know today? And what questions do girls have about the world around them? In this book, journalist and writer Andreia Nobre seeks to answer real questions asked by girls of various ages about what affects them in a male-dominated world, where girls' rights are often ignored. The book also includes important concepts such as discrimination, consent, women's reproductive rights, women's history and feminist theory so that girls can prepare for the challenges of adulthood as capable and independent women.

Drink Like a Local - London by Claire Farrell offers the inside scoop on the best places to find food and drink in the city, also some added extras to help your trip become that bit more special. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Regional drinks have the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture. Most food and drink guides tell you where to go like a tourist.