Calm Before the Storm

Is faith strong enough to weather the coming storm?

South Russia, 1914. The world is at war and revolution threatens. Against this backdrop of fear and danger, three young people search for hope and love.

Katarina Hildebrandt’s tranquil life on her family’s Crimean estate is about to change. Tutor Johann Sudermann has found true faith, but it will turn his life upside-down. And Paul Gregorovich Tekanin, working for the revolution in St. Petersburg, finds it will demand his soul as well as his wit and strength.

Will they find faith to weather the coming storm?

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About the Book

Calm Before the Storm is a look into the lives of Mennonites in South Russia between the years 1914 and the beginning of WWI to the emigration of some 20,000 Mennonites to North America circa 1924. The story views the changing religious and political climate through the eyes of a middle-class teacher (Johann Sudermann), an upper-class young woman (Katarina Hildebrandt), and a Russian peasant (Paul Gregorovich Tekanin) as their lives intertwine and separate. The first of a series of three novels.

Details

Author: Janice L. Dick
Series: The Storm Series, Book 1
Genres: Historical Fiction, Inspirational
Publisher: Tansy & Thistle Press
Publication Year: 2020
Format: Paperback
Length: 266 pages
ASIN: B08CSVMRXZ
ISBN: 9781777000523
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Endorsements

There are moments in history when the whole world stops and turns a corner, in political, moral, and spiritual terms. The Russian Revolution was one such moment. This unique story of endurance and courage sheds light on the plight of Russian Mennonites at that time. Fortified by sterling research, this is a great story of restoration above all else, but also a historical record. A sweeping tale of love and loss, Calm Before the Storm carries the reader to other times and places, international intrigue at its best.

– Anne De Graaf

Great story. Easily readable writing style.

– Amazon customer

The first book of this series tells the story of how the Mennonites in Russia worked hard to build up the land. Having been to many of the places mentioned in the book, I can relate to where they were and how the countryside looked. Janice L. Dick tells the story in an accurate and interesting fashion. Her characters are drawn very well and believably.

– Judith A. Chambers

Janice L. Dick brings to life the struggles of Mennonites in pre-revolutionary Russia, in a story that brims with compassionate insight into human nature and relationships. Despite the troubled times, it's a story of hope for these characters, who learn to know their God well enough to trust Him with a shaky future. I look forward to spending more time with the characters in the rest of the series. After all, our times are troubled too.

– Joanna Mallory

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Out of the Storm

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