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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Avoiding gluten? Consider making buckwheat pancakes.

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ELMA'S GLUTEN-FREE BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES These delicious pancakes work fine for people who want to avoid gluten. Despite its name, there...
Friday, July 19, 2024

SONG FOR SUSIE EPP Reading Is My Superpower announcement & interview

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Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Elma Schemenauer & Song for Susie Epp POSTED JULY 18, 2024 BY   MEEZCARRIE   IN   AUTHOR INTERVIEW ...
Saturday, July 13, 2024

Not your average desert story. INTO THE FOG by Michelle Richer-Godard reviewed by Elma Schemenauer

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The beginning of Michelle Godard-Richer's novel Into the Fog quickly and interestingly introduces the main character, Heidi. She l...
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Elma Schemenauer
My novel Song for Susie Epp starts in 1970. Susie, daughter of a Vancouver pill addict, sets out to build a better life for herself. Co-worker and fellow Mennonite Simon loves her courage—and her. But marrying him comes with a pushy, sanctimonious mother-in-law, Adeline. She manipulates Susie and Simon into leaving their beloved British Columbia grassland and moving to her Saskatchewan farming community. There, a shocking secret plunges Simon into depression and drinking. As Susie struggles to find a way forward, she gains a new empathy, resilience, and understanding of faith and freedom. Susie’s story features some of the same characters as Elma’s earlier novel Consider the Sunflowers. Song for Susie Epp, published by Farland Press, is 264 pages, paperback $22.99, e-book $5.99. Ask for it in a bookstore or library. Or order from one of its online sellers. They include Amazon, Indigo, and Kobo.
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