Celebrating the Inner Beauty of Women

Name: Celebrating the Inner Beauty of Women
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Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780764220418

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95 pages1997Bethany House PublishersISBN 9780764220418

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With an endearing warmth and a gentle grace, bestselling author Janette Oke takes her readers on a new journey, to a place where the softer side of a woman is celebrated, where the qualities that portray women (strength, love, kindness, compassion, devotion, and tenderness) are woven together through touching insights from one of the most beloved storytellers. - Jacket flap.

Publication Details

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Published: 1997
Pages: 95
ISBN: 9780764220418

About Unknown Author

(born 18 February 1935) is a Canadian author and pioneer of inspirational fiction. Her books are often set in a pioneer time period and centered around female protagonists. She is a committed Evangelical Christian. Janette Steeves was born in the Depression years in Champion, Alberta, to a Canadian prairie farmer and his wife, Fred and Amy Steeves. She graduated from Mountain View Bible College in Didsbury, Alberta. Janette met her husband Edward Oke (pronounced "oak") while they both attended college. They were married in 1957 and have pastored churches in Indiana, and Calgary and Edmonton, Canada. He later became the president of the college. Janette and Edward had 4 children, including a set of twins. Her daughter, Laurel Oke Logan, has co-written books with Janette. Her first novel, titled Love Comes Softly, was published by Bethany House in 1979. This book was followed by more than 75 others. She received the 1992 President's Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for her significant contribution to Christian fiction, the 1999 CBA Life Impact Award and has been awarded the Gold Medallion Award for fiction.