A first novel from educator and writer Verona Anne VanderVen, this book is a journey into the Slavic-American experience through the eyes of a woman recalling the forces that shaped her life as she experiences the long hours of labor before giving birth to a child conceived late in life.

A Tardiness in Nature

Religion & Spirituality

VanderVen, Verona Anne

Christian Books & Bibles

Hansen-McMenamy Books

A motherless daughter, now in labor herself, recalls the forces that shaped her life.Here is a family history, a love story, a journey in faith, a glimpse into the Slavic-American experience.Verona Anne VanderVen weaves the story of a young married couple who come from very different ethnic cultures and who come of age together during the turbulent decades following World War II.VanderVen provides an open window through which to view the experiences of Slovak and Dutch emigr&#65533;s as she introduces her two main characters, Matt and Carrie. This is a gentle telling of the timeless challenges of marriage, family, and self-discovery.

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Winters Publishing

In this sequel to A Tardiness in Nature, the family history continues now with the arrival of the fourth sibling. As this latest arrival grows out of infancy, the older siblings, as well as the parents, all experience growth and expansion in their faith, each in a unique fashion. When their marriage is being threatened by life's circumstances, Matt and Carrie are given aid from a clergyman and his colleagues outside their own faith structure to restore the romance and happiness of earlier days together.

Life After Wren

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A Tardiness in Nature

A Tardiness in Nature

Life After Wren