Sheila E. Tucker

Sheila E. Tucker is a writer, poet, editor and graphic designer. Her work has won contests and been published in numerous anthologies, magazines and newspapers. She is involved in her local literary scene as founder and host of Poetry&Prose, a literary salon in her home town of Oakville, just outside of Toronto. She is also a member of the Heliconian Club for Women in the Arts & Letters, and attends readings and book fairs in various venues.

Her first full-length book is a memoir launched to great success in September 2019. Rag Dolls and Rage is a coming-of-age story set in a gritty, northern English town. After a turbulent childhood, Sheila turned into an angry teenager who fought back against cruelty and betrayal, ultimately leaving home to travel the world. Although she didn't realize it at the time, her adventures abroad were a form of therapy, a way of finding herself. However, after settling in Canada, she realized she needed to deal with the bad memories of the past, and spent a year in therapy with a brilliant psychotherapist who helped her to see her life and herself in a different light. Rag Dolls and Rage is equal parts raw, happy, sad and funny, and it ends victoriously: a book that will surely help others scarred by their pasts.

Here are samples of feedback, posted on ragdollsandrage.com with permission from readers:

"Amazing, strong, driven, compassionate, kind. Fun loving with a heart and soul as big as the State of Texas. Your story will help people far and wide who have been through sexual, physical, mental and bullying abuse. You go girl. I’m going to order more copies for my sisters and friends." Bernadette Schilling, Texas, USA

"A well written compelling memoir, a powerful story about overcoming adversity and pain, loved this book, couldn't put it down. A journey of healing and peace after traumatic experiences as a child and teenager. Recommend this book, riveting." Michelle Taylor, Perth, Australia

"We all carry our unfinished book deep inside...It takes courage to offer it to the world...Thank you, your story offers hope. The soul can be healed." Vladimir Kabelik, Oakville, Canada