Vera, Maxine Douglas
Vera, Maxine Douglas
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Vera

Author: Maxine Douglas

Narrator: Jamison Walker

Unabridged: 4 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2022


Synopsis

A late morning mining accident casts gloom over the town of Blessings Valley. Over twenty souls were lost in an excavating explosion that has left several widows, friends, and townspeople mourning. The explosion occurred as the miners were coming out for lunch. A rescue force was sent out immediately to recover the bodies. Services are currently being arranged. Pray for these lost souls and their families.
Recently widowed, laundress Vera Baldwin is pregnant and terrified of how she will provide for her unborn child. She has no family to turn to, neither her’s nor her late husband’s.
Assigned to investigate the mining accident that killed several men in Blessings Valley, undercover agent, Jack Daniels is torn between duty and family when he learns Vera Baldwin is carrying his estranged brother’s child.Can two strangers with broken hearts find love for the sake of an unborn child?
Here continues the stories of Elizabeth, Vera, Stella, Fannie, Vivian, Charlotte, Violet, and Willa herself, they are the Widows of Blessings Valley.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abby on June 09, 2023

My neighbor wrote this book! A great reminder to ask our parents and grandparents to tell us their stories and to write them down so these experiences aren’t just lost to history......more

Goodreads review by Festus on December 16, 2017

Having personally met Vera, it’s amazing to see how her kindness, humility and compassion for many do not reflect such a hard past. She was able to find ways to make her past challenges stepping stones to endless possibilities in her own life, the lives of her family members, and those around her. F......more

Goodreads review by Linda on December 20, 2017

Michael Socha Jr. I enjoyed this book, tremendously. A beautifully written book about Vera Socha. The author, Michael Socha, son of Vera takes us on a picturesque journey from a small village called Podovoye in Ukraine to my home town Duluth, Minnesota. Michael weaves together Vera's childhood memori......more

Goodreads review by Allen on March 04, 2018

The man who wrote this probably knows he is not the best author in the world. In fact, this is the only book he has ever written. He did so to honor his mother. And what a mother, what a wonderful woman she was. Tough and resilient and a pretty good artist as well. I just wanted to read of someone w......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on November 29, 2017

Vera was a beautiful account of a young woman’s experienced in WWII. Some things were hard to read, which is what can be expected about a war story. There was starving children, families ripped apart, and physical ailments. But there was also hope, God, and the power of love. The author delivers his......more