In the year that’s passed since The Virgin Cure was first published in Canada, I’ve had several readers comment (either in person, via email, or in online reviews) that they’re “glad life for girls isn’t like it was in the 19th century.” Yes, in many ways, life has changed for the better, for both our daughters and our sons. Yet somehow children worldwide are still struggling…to be safe, to be fed (body, mind and soul), and to be heard. Like many people I know, I’ve been trying to make sense out of certain events that have happened in the last …