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Lesley McCuaig BKIN, MA
About the Book
​A Journey to the Edge of the Soul is a memoir written about Lesley McCuaig’s soul-searching journey throughout her mental health recovery. This work is also a reflection of her life journey to date, and how a well-cultured, middle-class woman from small-town Nova Scotia can end up at a treatment center with women from Vancouver’s notorious downtown Eastside. It is also a story of resilience, fractured and restored relationships, a journey that takes you through both the Maritimes and the mountains of British Columbia.
Recovery, McCuaig reminds us, isn’t about perfection—it’s about persistence. It’s about finding meaning in the mess, connection amid isolation, and strength where none should exist. A Journey to the Edge of the Soul leaves readers with a vital truth: even in life’s darkest corners, hope can still flicker, and that flicker is enough to begin again.
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—CANREADS BOOK REVIEW
A poignant, engaging, and hopeful record of recovery
- Kirkus Reviews
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