The Canadian Homestead Act, patented in 1871, gave farmers a new start when they lost their farm to taxes. This novel chronicles the life of Homesteaders, Eugene, and Elizabeth, during the depression one century ago. It will show how their Catholic Faith sustained them during these difficult times. As you read, you will cheer for them as they make their way through childbirth, sickness, and grave disappointments. Most of all you will admire their tenacity to succeed.
Elly Thomas is young, beautiful, and very well-trained to be a housewife. She fills this position above and beyond anyone's expectations; however, after ten years of marriage and the birth of twin sons, now eight years old, Elly has become bored and restless. She has carried this unfulfilled feeling around for many weeks while struggling to find an answer. Finally, she decides going back to work in an office would solve her dilemma. She knows, however, that her husband Vincent would not agree, he would be angry...she was right. Elly won the argument and her husband reluctantly capitulated. But Elly, in all her naivety, could never have imagined what she would face in the corporate world....
Jonathan Brown, the father of twin sons is married to a lovely woman. He is also a successful bank executive, a nature enthusiast and an unfaithful husband. Jonathan Brown is also a die-hard atheist. One evening at the age of forty-two, he walks across the street from his residence to the 7-11 store to buy the latest Financial Post. Hurrying back, he is struck by a large truck and killed instantly. He ascends upwards while watching the paramedics trying to revive his body below. Ascending further he learns he has to pass The Rules For Living On Earth at each station he comes to if he wants to meet the Creator he never believed in. This gripping novel will hold your interest while taking you through his tough journey. It will show you the struggle he has with each station. As you read, no doubt you will be asking these questions: What are the rules for living on earth, will he make it through them? Will he see the face of God? Will he enter that mystical place called Heaven?
Early in life Garth Winters admired the bravery of firefighters not dreaming one day he would become one. This novel covers the real world of this service industry as it was fifty years ago. It will show you how these men, living in close proximity, interacted while waiting for a call. You will witness the shocking pranks they played on one another to offset the emotional trauma they faced when returning from a fire or accident. It will take you down the road of Garth Winters and show you how he deals with many different personalities and conflicting situations he encounters. Finally, you will cheer for him when he meets the girl of his dreams and falls in love.
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