Girlbossing on an oil rig

Writers and Company from CBC Radio by CBC

Oct 4, 202600:34:42Arts

Imagine the pressure of being the only woman working on an offshore oil rig. That was the reality for Y.M. Abdel-Magied … and she turned her years in the field into a thrilling novel about oil, power and survival on the...

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