Böcker av Ceone Fenn

"Superbly written and spellbinding...This well-plotted novel explores betrayal and trust, and the many facets of love-even its humorous side-that emerge when a family struggles with profound change. Author Ceone Fenn has created a memorable character showing us how to reclaim a life worth living. Fascinating and highly recommended. Five stars." ~ Christine DeSmet, bestselling/award-winning writer, writing coach, Distinguished Faculty Associate of writing at University of Wisconsin-Madison "We become allies with Luella Laurent when her husband, a celebrated college coach, is arrested for molesting boys at their lakefront basketball camp. With compelling compassion, Ceone Fenn weaves the agonizing tale of Luella's emotional stages as she finds herself ostracized by her community, harassed at her teaching job, mistrusted by her daughter, and distanced from her grandson. Alienated and overwhelmed with the responsibility of becoming the sole caregiver for her husband's intellectually disabled sister, Luella has no one to confide in besides her reliable hair stylist, Trudy. The characters in It Happened at Whisper Lake are believable and multi-layered-human-the best and the worst of us and Fenn handles the tough topic like a glass sculptor-melting, refining, and annealing until fragile beauty emerges from the horrific circumstances. The reader will never forget the complicated impact an accused criminal's actions have on those who love them." ~ Bibi Belford, Author of Crossing the Line-A Christopher Award Winning Novel

"A hopeful feminist tale that advocates for women and children, without demonizing all men." Andree Graveley, Poet. Set in 1925 against the landscape of Saskatchewan's vast prairie, To Reap the Finest Wheat is a heart wrenching tale of love and loss, a story of struggle and survival-and of a young woman who went to Canada to begin a new life and found a world that would change her life forever. After an ill-fated affair with an Orthodox priest leaves Katerina Danek unmarried and with an illegitimate son, she enters into a Faustian bargain. She agrees to give up her child and cultured life in L'viv, Ukraine in exchange for an arranged marriage to widower, Viktor Senyk, and a fresh start in the isolated prairie town of Bilik, Saskatchewan. Upon arrival, she learns that Viktor has a ten-year-old son, a fragile boy who is still grieving the loss of his mother. Although her new husband is a highly respected member of the community, Katerina soon discovers that, in private, he is an abusive alcoholic. A tragic farm accident and an encounter at a mental hospital raise Katerina's suspicions about her husband's past and the fate of his late wife. Frightened for her life, she is desperate to escape. Leaving Viktor might be a viable choice if she wasn't penniless and if she hadn't grown to love the boy. Riddled by guilt, Katerina must choose between saving herself and protecting her stepson. Or can she do both?