Women of Hope
True stories of suffering and faith

Women of Hope
True stories of suffering and faith

Linda Baraciolli Editor

Paperback,

$29.95


isbn: 978-1-921421-12-9


Sometimes we feel like we’ll never be happy again. We wonder who to turn to; who will understand. We need to know that we’re not alone; that there’s hope.

Women of Hope gives us that and more. It contains 24 true stories about Catholic women, young and old, who have suffered and survived. Though incredibly painful, their experiences are not uncommon.

Virginia and Sondra faced infertility and found different paths to peace.

Genevieve grieved her aborted son while Veronica relinquished her daughter to adoption.

Nina was abandoned by her husband and Mary suffered domestic violence.

Amanda’s life was littered with painful events until she dealt with childhood sexual abuse.

Sarah battled an eating disorder and Anne helped her child fight drug addiction.

Aveen’s son jumped off the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Rosa lived with mental illness for years before seeking help while Sarah confronted Post Natal Depression.

These and the other women in Women of Hope share their journeys out of pain in order to help you in yours.

So if you need to know that you’re not alone but don’t know where to turn, let the women in this book reach out to you instead.



“Women of Hope offers moving personal accounts from women from a range of different backgrounds. These women have managed to overcome difficult situations and incredible trials by drawing on their faith in God. But the stories are not just for women. They also speak to men and to people whose lives have been more fortunate. Women of Hope provides inspiration to us all.” – Cardinal Pell, Archbishop of Sydney

“Linda offers a beautiful collection of testimonies by women who tell of heart breaking trials with honesty and courage. Readers who are struggling in their lives will find a source of solace and hope. Her message is as old as the Gospels but as necessary today as it ever was; that you are loved, that no situation is too hopeless, too broken, or too sordid to admit God's healing and grace, and that there is help at hand.” – Marilyn Rodrigues, writer and editor



Linda Baraciolli is a full-time mother to two beautiful young sons and a writer on-the-side. She has a love of writing and personal experience of life’s hardships. She considers this book a kind of third labour, giving birth to a resource that she hopes will help many women who are today trying to make sense of their suffering.