Janette Oke





Janette Oke

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February 18, 1935 in Canada

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About this author

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 both countries...more


Average rating: 4.00 · 66,548 ratings · 2,826 reviews · 121 distinct works
Love Comes Softly (Love Com...
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 8,467 ratings — published 1979 — 24 editions
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Love's Enduring Promise (Lo...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 3,761 ratings — published 1979 — 16 editions
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Love's Long Journey (Love C...
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 3,544 ratings — published 1982 — 16 editions
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Love's Abiding Joy (Love Co...
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 3,101 ratings — published 1983 — 16 editions
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Love's Unfolding Dream (Lov...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 2,648 ratings — published 1987 — 12 editions
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Love's Unending Legacy (Lov...
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 2,640 ratings — published 1984 — 13 editions
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Love Finds a Home (Love Com...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 2,560 ratings — published 1989 — 12 editions
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Love Takes Wing (Love Comes...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 2,535 ratings — published 1988 — 13 editions
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When Calls the Heart (Canad...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 2,172 ratings15 editions
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A Gown of Spanish Lace (The...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,709 ratings — published 1995 — 14 editions
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Love Comes Softly Love's Enduring Promise Love's Long Journey Love's Abiding Joy Love's Unending Legacy Love's Unfolding Dream Love Takes Wing
Love Comes Softly (12 books)
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4.07111672010369 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 29,318 ratings
The Calling of Emily Evans Julia's Last Hope Roses for Mama A Woman Named Damaris (Wome... They Called Her Mrs. Doc The Measure of a Heart (Wom... A Bride for Donnigan
Women of the West (12 books)
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3.832556270096463 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 12,440 ratings
When Calls the Heart When Comes the Spring When Breaks the Dawn When Hope Springs New Beyond the Gathering Storm When Tomorrow Comes
Canadian West (6 books)
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4.074158508783693 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 7,457 ratings
Roses for Mama Heart of the Wilderness A Gown of Spanish Lace (The... The Bluebird and the Sparrow The Calling of Emily Evans Drums of Change: The Story ...
Janette Oke Classics for Girls series (6 books)
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3.8347475909679276 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 6,953 ratings
Once upon a Summer Winds of Autumn Winter is Not Forever Spring's Gentle Promise
Seasons of the Heart (4 books)
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3.9436739918924686 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 4,687 ratings
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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

“Sometimes love isn't fireworks, sometimes love just 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

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