Book cover of Wild Ride: Women’s Stories and Life Lessons

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Wild Ride began as a project for the Humour Academy, a three year course. The ideas for this book was to collect stories from women about any event or stage of their life. Without filters for age, topic or writing the expedrience, it captures the authentic voice of each woman.…

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1 author picked Wild Ride as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is an inspired compilation of short 1-2-page reflections on memories of love, life, and "interesting" events from 55 women around the world, and what a great cover design! 

It was definitely a fascinating mix of stories to demonstrate that however diverse their circumstances might be, all the women managed to capture the courage and determination they needed to overcome adversity and survive.

Underpinned with humor, an impressive will to take risks, and a sometimes quirky look at life, you can certainly find inspiration from these women and their tales.

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