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Karen Rees

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in Yale, Oklahoma, The United States

October 30

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Historical Fiction, Christian

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Karen Rees exchanged her life as an Oklahoma farmer's daughter for SE Asian "big city" life when she, with her husband, Benjamin, began mission work in Hong Kong. Over the years they have worked with Chinese, household servants imported from the Philippines and Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka.

As a result she has eaten chicken's feet, baby octopus cooked in its own ink, barbecued pig's ear and several other delicacies that she chose not to ask about.

Karen is a mother of two and grandmother of three, an avid reader, quilter, writer, lover of history and a continual learner.

Her debut novel, The Ruby Ring, set against the backdrop of William Tyndale's battle for an English Bible, won an Indie Excellence Finalist Award. ...more

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Would you please keep me posted on the 3rd book in "The Ruby Ring" series?

Karen Rees Thanks for your interest. Once the final book comes out, I'll post the information here and on my author.KarenRees FB page. My target goal is to have …moreThanks for your interest. Once the final book comes out, I'll post the information here and on my author.KarenRees FB page. My target goal is to have it out by September. If you'd like me to contact you personally, leave a message on my author FB page.
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Are you planning to write any more books about the Protestant Reformation, or perhaps the Hugenots, or The Great Awakening of the 1700s in America?

Karen Rees Thank you for your question. I am currently working on a prequel for my Reformation - A Family Divided trilogy. Since I am now 80 years old and have o…moreThank you for your question. I am currently working on a prequel for my Reformation - A Family Divided trilogy. Since I am now 80 years old and have other projects and family responsibilities needing my time, I can't say when I will finish the prequel.

If you are interested in history in general, you can check out When the Merry Maid Comes. It's set in 1850 in the Spanish Philippines when having a Bible was illegal.(less)

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	The Ruby Ring: Battle for an English Bible 4.15 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Tale of Souls (The Reformation - A Family Divided, #2) 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Laughing Place 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Tangled Skein: The Elizabethan Dilemma (The Reformation - A Family Divided Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Merry Maid Comes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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THIS TANGLED SKEIN, The Elizabethan Dilemma, which is the final book in my Reformation - A Family Divided trilogy, is now available on Amazon. Here's the blurb:

March 1572. Having lost her family to the pestilence, Anne Marie duChant leaves France for England to escape an unwanted marriage and reunite with relatives. As she departs Rouen, Huguenot friends are eagerly awaiting the August wedding of Read more of this blog post »

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Karen Rees answered Nancy's question: Are you planning to write any more books about the Protestant Reformation, or perhaps the Hugenots, or The Great Awakening of the 1700s in America? Thank you for your question. I am currently working on a prequel for my Reformation - A Family Divided trilogy. Since I am now 80 years old and have other projects and family responsibilities needing my time, I can't say when I will finish the preque See Full Answer
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Karen Rees answered Nancy's question:

Are you planning to write any more books about the Protestant Reformation, or perhaps the Hugenots, or The Great Awakening of the 1700s in America?

Thank you for your question. I am currently working on a prequel for my Reformation - A Family Divided trilogy. Since I am now 80 years old and have other projects and family responsibilities needing my time, I can't say when I will finish the preque See Full Answer

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