Janette Oke

By Violet Nesdoly

December 16, 2016

Janette Oke, herself the daughter of Canadian pioneers, has kept the pioneering spirit of courage, resourcefulness, integrity, faith, and romance alive in the body of fiction and non-fiction she has written. Her contribution to Christian fiction in Canada and the U.S. is near-legendary. She is, indeed, one of Canada’s most beloved storytellers.

Oke has written 75 books and counting—the historical prairie romances (described as “real life, honest love, and lasting values”) for which she is most famous, many children’s books, and other standalone stories and devotionals Janette Oke, herself the daughter of Canadian pioneers, has kept the pioneering spirit of courage, resourcefulness, integrity, faith, and romance alive in the body of fiction and non-fiction she has written Janette’s experiences growing up, together with her interest in pioneer life, equipped her well for writing about the historical time period in which many of her books are set (19th and 20th century pioneer life in the west) As Janette struggled with writing her story, she prayed, “’If it works and if I discover I have talent, I’ll give it all to you, God From an early age Janette attended Sunday School, Church and Vacation Bible School with her mother and siblings at the small church in Hoadley

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