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Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner is the story of Member of Parliament for Labrador, Yvonne Rumbolt-Jones, a woman from a northern community who broke free of her geographic and political isolation to embrace opportunity.
JUST AROUND THE CORNER is the story of Member of Parliament for Labrador Yvonne Rumbolt-Jones, a woman from a northern community who broke free of geographic and political isolation to embrace opportunity. An intimate memoir from the longest-serving female politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Just Around the Corner uncovers Rumbolt-Jones’s strength as a survivor as well as her determination and courage through both her private life and her political life. She reveals her early years of dealing with child sexual abuse and experiences with family alcoholism, and her challenges as an adult confronting personal grief and loss, the sexism, public scrutiny, and challenges of party politics, as well as being diagnosed with cancer—twice. Through it all, the thread of Rumbolt-Jones’s love for Labrador and its people, and her hope and joy in working for the future of both shines through. She writes with confidence and candour about overcoming adversity and marginality to be elected to both the provincial House of Assembly and the national Parliament, where she has been a strong leader and voice for women, Indigenous peoples, and Canada’s North. Her story is that of a woman who refused to let the scars of the past define her, but rather used them to help her grow and understand that while we may not control what harms us, we can control how we move forward.
JUST AROUND THE CORNER is the story of Member of Parliament for Labrador Yvonne Rumbolt-Jones, a woman from a northern community who broke free of geographic and political isolation to embrace opportunity. An intimate memoir from the longest-serving female politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Just Around the Corner uncovers Rumbolt-Jones’s strength as a survivor as well as her determination and courage through both her private life and her political life. She reveals her early years of dealing with child sexual abuse and experiences with family alcoholism, and her challenges as an adult confronting personal grief and loss, the sexism, public scrutiny, and challenges of party politics, as well as being diagnosed with cancer—twice. Through it all, the thread of Rumbolt-Jones’s love for Labrador and its people, and her hope and joy in working for the future of both shines through. She writes with confidence and candour about overcoming adversity and marginality to be elected to both the provincial House of Assembly and the national Parliament, where she has been a strong leader and voice for women, Indigenous peoples, and Canada’s North. Her story is that of a woman who refused to let the scars of the past define her, but rather used them to help her grow and understand that while we may not control what harms us, we can control how we move forward.
304 pages, Paperback
Published March 8, 2025
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March 22, 2025
It’s been said trying to rein in Yvonne Rumbolt-Jones is like trying to catch lightening in a bottle. Achieving the impossible is what she’s done for all of us in Labrador West. The completion of the Trans Labrador Highway, something another famous Liberal, Joey Smallwood, said would never happen, brought connection to almost all of Labrador and freedom for us in the west. I never thought I’d ever see it in my lifetime. The entirety of Labrador has seen and enjoyed her contributions during her tenure as MHA and MP across our regions.
As someone who is from here, I learned so much about this place I call home by reading “Just Around The Corner”. How political decisions were made for us, by whom, and why they did, or didn’t, go in our favour. An eye opener for me and it will be for you too!
Yes, it’s a book on the life of the author, but it’s also a book about our history and those who created our political landscape. Yvonne’s love for Labrador, Canada is on full display, as are other painfully intimate, personal details about her; the daughter, sister, wife and mother and the brave, upstanding human being she is and who has, despite heaps of ups and downs, dedicated her life’s work to the place she loves. She wrote this book while going through cancer treatments for the second time! That’s true grit.
Yvonne is considered a friend by multitudes but Labrador is most lucky to have her as its dearest and nearest. 🇨🇦
As someone who is from here, I learned so much about this place I call home by reading “Just Around The Corner”. How political decisions were made for us, by whom, and why they did, or didn’t, go in our favour. An eye opener for me and it will be for you too!
Yes, it’s a book on the life of the author, but it’s also a book about our history and those who created our political landscape. Yvonne’s love for Labrador, Canada is on full display, as are other painfully intimate, personal details about her; the daughter, sister, wife and mother and the brave, upstanding human being she is and who has, despite heaps of ups and downs, dedicated her life’s work to the place she loves. She wrote this book while going through cancer treatments for the second time! That’s true grit.
Yvonne is considered a friend by multitudes but Labrador is most lucky to have her as its dearest and nearest. 🇨🇦
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