The Blue Hill Library and Finding Our Voices are cosponsoring a virtual book discussion with the author of Stronger: What Didn't Kill Me, Made Me by Nicola Hanney, on Tuesday, October 14 at 1PM. Patrons can join in one of three ways: by coming to the library in-person to join the Zoom discussion; signing up at https://bookclubs.com/finding-our-voices/join/ and joining from another location; or signing up for the Finding Our Voices book club and joining the Zoom live-stream at the library. 

First-time author Nicola will be joining us from Ireland to talk about her devastating memoir about the sadistic terrorizing from her policeman-ex that saw him finally sent to prison— but not for long enough—  for coercive control AKA emotional abuse.  

In 2023 Nicola Hanney broke her silence in the Irish documentary Taking Back Control, describing being terrorized inside her home while pregnant and fighting cancer. 

This discussion with Nicola is free and open to all, although to join the Book Club, you will need to register here - bookclubs.com/finding-our-voices/join/. For questions or concerns, please email Assistant Director Kayleigh Thomas at kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net, or call the library at 374-5515. 

The Finding Our Voices book club is one more way that the grassroots and statewide nonprofit is breaking the silence of domestic abuse. The CEO/Founder Patrisha McLean also hosts the "Let's Talk About It" radio show that is conversations with survivors on WERU-FM, second Friday of the month. For more information about the group behind July's "Into the Light!" Yellow Fundraising Festival that brightened the Blue Hill Peninsula visit https://findingourvoices.net