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Steeple in the Distance
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Fiction Book (Series)
Now distributed by Erben House!
The year is 1915. Annabelle Kathleen Delainey, called Nan, thinks that at 15 she is ready to be a woman. Confident her statement will make it so, she eagerly assumes the responsibility of being the sole mistress of the farmhouse. She is certain “grand thoughts” will come with it. She learns that becoming a woman means dealing with the change in the family from her mother’s death the previous year, the changes that are demanded on the farm, the changes in her relationships with her brothers, the changes within herself. Stirred into her stew of changes are an opinionated classmate, a cantankerous neighbor, and several unexpected suitors. She learns that dealing with the challenges of daily duties, failures, irritations, annoyances, and intermittent successes, do not inspire grand thoughts. Nan finds solid ground under the shifting changes when her view is focused upward, up to the cross on the steeple of the Lutheran church.
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567 pages, 5.5 x 8.5" softcover
Also available at the CLC Bookhouse (www.clcbookhouse.org) and Amazon.
$22.00 USD
Listen to Deborah's daughter, Amanda, read an excerpt about Nan, her brother Rob, and their father...and freshly-made apple pies!
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About
Deborah K. Ude
Deborah Ude wrote poetry and short stories throughout high school and college. The Lord used her creative talents in teaching and raising nine children with her husband, Professor John Ude. When the last of the children entered the final stages of leaving home, Deborah realized time was available to develop her writing skills. Writing, visits from nine children and grandchildren, campus activities, and occasional substitute teaching adequately filled the empty nest. The lack of novels based on her German Lutheran heritage suggested a niche that she could attempt to fill.
Deborah went to be with Jesus June 29, 2017.