Other Side of the River: A story of love and faith under great tribulation Janice L. Dick Helping Hands Press Review by Leonard Klassen What is the subject? The Other…
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historical novel
Destiny’s Hands
Author: Violet Nesdoly
Orenburg Settlement, USSR, 1926. My Mennonite grandmother Agatha had prepared smoked sausages and zwieback for her family’s journey to Canada….You Are the Boy
Author: Danny Unrau
A real page-turner, You Are the Boy centres around Canadian Mennonite character Ben Ruhe…Favoured Among WomenAuthor: Hedy Leonora MartensHedy Leonora Martens’ moving biographical novel is dedicated to “all of our immigrant ancestors who left their homelands to provide us with this land of safety and especially to those who tried and failed.”
This Hidden ThingAuthor: Dora Dueck“You’re not wanted…too fresh off the train.” So begins the fictional account of Maria Klassen, newly emigrated from South Russia to Winnipeg in the winter of 1927. From there, we witness Maria’s life as defined by the powerful secret she keeps.