Janette Oke
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born
February 18, 1935
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female
place of birth
Canada
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Janette Oke writes with a profound simplicity of what she knows best—real life, honest love, and lasting values. With over 23 million in sales, her historical novels portray the lives of early North American settlers from many walks of life and geographical settings. She also writes engaging children's stories and inspiring gift books that warm the heart.
Janette was born during the depression years to a Canadian prairie farmer and his wife, and she remembers her childhood as full of love and laughter and family love. After graduating from Mountain View Bible College in Canada where she met her husband, Edward, they pastored churches in Canada and the U.S., and they raised their family of four children, including twin boys, in ...more
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Love Comes Softly (Love Comes Softly, #1) by Janette Oke avg rating 4.06 — 1,791 ratings — published 1979 19 editions |
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Love's Enduring Promise (Love Comes Softly #2) by Janette Oke avg rating 4.01 — 1,386 ratings — published 1980 12 editions |
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Love's Long Journey (Love Comes Softly #3) by Janette Oke avg rating 4.06 — 1,143 ratings — published 1982 9 editions |
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Love's Abiding Joy (Love Comes Softly #4) by Janette Oke avg rating 4.03 — 1,147 ratings — published 1983 14 editions |
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Love's Unfolding Dream (Love Comes Softly #6) by Janette Oke avg rating 4.11 — 962 ratings — published 1987 9 editions |
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Love Finds a Home (Love Comes Softly #8) by Janette Oke avg rating 4.11 — 933 ratings — published 1989 10 editions |
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Love Takes Wing (Love Comes Softly #7) by Janette Oke avg rating 4.08 — 908 ratings — published 1995 10 editions |
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Love's Unending Legacy (Love Comes Softly #5) by Janette Oke avg rating 4.11 — 899 ratings — published 1984 10 editions |
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A Gown of Spanish Lace by Janette Oke avg rating 3.92 — 569 ratings — published 1995 13 editions |
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Roses for Mama by Janette Oke avg rating 3.99 — 475 ratings — published 1991 13 editions |
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"The truth of God's love is not that He allows bad things to happen, it's his promise that he will be there with us--when they do."
— Janette Oke (Love Comes Softly)
— Janette Oke (Love Comes Softly)
"Sometimes love isn't fireworks, sometimes love just comes softly."
— Janette Oke (Love Comes Softly)
— Janette Oke (Love Comes Softly)
"When you read you can have every adventure. In the pages of a book you can be anyone you ever dreamed of being... They can never tell you you're too young to slay the dragon -- because it all happens right here, where it's safe."
— Janette Oke (Love Comes Softly)
— Janette Oke (Love Comes Softly)
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