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Gathering Roses Among the Thorns

by Jeannette Romaniuk

382 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #08-0527; ISBN 1-4251-7680-1; US$24.37, C$24.37, EUR16.65, £12.58

The transition from the old to the new is intertwined and encapsulated into the drama of the narrative, "Gathering Roses Among Thorns", as the heroine struggles to survive and provide for those in her care during those difficult years.

About the Book

"Gathering Roses Among the Thorns" is a dramatic saga relating to life in Western Canada during the twentieth century. Although it is not an historical document, events in the development of the west during that period form the stage upon which the theme of the story is embroiled and enmeshed. It is rather a drama of the heroic strugles and hardships a family endured during those most critical times. Times when there was no respite between one crisis on the heels of another. It is a story of incredible courage, fortitude, and unwavering tenacity when confronted by impossible situations. It portrays in a most dramatic manner the transition from the primitive pioneer way of life in the west to the sophisticated technical standards of modern times.

About the Author

Jeannette Evangeline Romaniuk (nee Gaumond) was born in the French community of Shell River, Saskatchewan on November 26, 1919. Much of her secondary education was done through correspondence. She went on to get in Bachelor of Education at the University of Alberta. Teaching became Jeannette's passion. After retirement in 1984 she continued to tutor many children at various levels. In more recent years her passion to write about her life experiences became an obsession. Her first published works was a peom entitled "In Memory of Mother Theresa and Princess Diana" in the mid 1980's.