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Aug 2024
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Introducing Welcome to Paradise

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As one of Canada’s most respected journalists, Anna Maria Tremonti has a reputation for being fearless. She’s reported from some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. But there’s one story she’s never made public: when she was 23 years old, she married a man who beat her. Their marriage only lasted one year but the consequences of that abuse lasted a lifetime. Now she's telling her own story. This is Welcome to Paradise.


If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources at cbc.ca/WTPresources.

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