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The Prophesy Saga #3
The Destiny
**Winner - Canada Book Awards**
**Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series**
**Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series**
**Readers' Favorite 2020 Bronze Medal Winner - Fiction-General**
A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy Saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than 70 years.
On a blustery January day in 1952, Mina Kota gives birth to her daughter, Miriam. Mina and her mother, Punita, endeavour to protect Miriam from their business associates, and to raise her in a loving home in post-war Amsterdam. Miriam finds herself struggling with her identity, and eventually her rebellious nature breaks free.
Hart Lang is born at the end of 1949, into a family of soldiers whose wartime experiences drove their need to survive, sometimes against treacherous odds. They are a family bound together by a web of enduring love.
When Miriam meets Hart, she sees an opportunity to change her life and achieve her dreams. When Hart shares his longing for a child, she sets out to oblige him, thereby securing her future—or so she thinks.
Hart loves his wife and son, and believes his family is a happy one. However, his happiness blinds him to Miriam’s willfulness. Too late, he realizes that he’s failed to heed his mother-in-law’s warning to ensure that Miriam never becomes bored. When Miriam disappears, taking their son Matthew with her, Hart is stunned. Although Hart’s search for his son is relentless, he fears that he will never see Matthew again.
The Prophecy saga spans over 70 years, and is a story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. Each story is an intriguing, fast moving, historical fiction written from the perspective of the people involved.
Together, The Crest, The Emerald and The Destiny tell of the challenges and changes that external forces place on everyday people who are forced to rise above their own expectations to meet family obligations and responsibilities, no matter how reluctant they may be to do so. They provide the reader with an opportunity to consider life from an alternate perspective.
**Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series**
**Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series**
**Readers' Favorite 2020 Bronze Medal Winner - Fiction-General**
A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy Saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than 70 years.
On a blustery January day in 1952, Mina Kota gives birth to her daughter, Miriam. Mina and her mother, Punita, endeavour to protect Miriam from their business associates, and to raise her in a loving home in post-war Amsterdam. Miriam finds herself struggling with her identity, and eventually her rebellious nature breaks free.
Hart Lang is born at the end of 1949, into a family of soldiers whose wartime experiences drove their need to survive, sometimes against treacherous odds. They are a family bound together by a web of enduring love.
When Miriam meets Hart, she sees an opportunity to change her life and achieve her dreams. When Hart shares his longing for a child, she sets out to oblige him, thereby securing her future—or so she thinks.
Hart loves his wife and son, and believes his family is a happy one. However, his happiness blinds him to Miriam’s willfulness. Too late, he realizes that he’s failed to heed his mother-in-law’s warning to ensure that Miriam never becomes bored. When Miriam disappears, taking their son Matthew with her, Hart is stunned. Although Hart’s search for his son is relentless, he fears that he will never see Matthew again.
The Prophecy saga spans over 70 years, and is a story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. Each story is an intriguing, fast moving, historical fiction written from the perspective of the people involved.
Together, The Crest, The Emerald and The Destiny tell of the challenges and changes that external forces place on everyday people who are forced to rise above their own expectations to meet family obligations and responsibilities, no matter how reluctant they may be to do so. They provide the reader with an opportunity to consider life from an alternate perspective.
668 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 22, 2019
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About the author
Jerena Tobiasen
7 books9 followersJerena Tobiasen - award-winning author of The Prophecy, a 3-volume, historical fiction saga including The Crest, The Emerald, and The Destiny - lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Jerena’s latest novel – Tsarina’s Jewels – is sister to Tsarina's Crown, and the second novel in her latest adventure: The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles.
Jerena embellishes her writing by travelling to foreign lands, visiting museums and libraries, conducting interviews, and travelling in the footsteps of her characters. Her experiences and discoveries enrich the authenticity of the historical fiction she crafts. Jerena has travelled extensively throughout the United Kingdom, France, the Mediterranean, southern Europe, northern Africa, Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic collecting data for her latest series The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles.
Jerena also writes short stories, poetry, travel commentaries and an assortment of other writings some of which can be found on her website.
Jerena is a member of The Writers’ Union of Canada, the Canadian Authors Association, the Federation of BC Writers, the Royal City Literary Arts Society and The Royal Canadian Legion.
Jerena’s latest novel – Tsarina’s Jewels – is sister to Tsarina's Crown, and the second novel in her latest adventure: The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles.
Jerena embellishes her writing by travelling to foreign lands, visiting museums and libraries, conducting interviews, and travelling in the footsteps of her characters. Her experiences and discoveries enrich the authenticity of the historical fiction she crafts. Jerena has travelled extensively throughout the United Kingdom, France, the Mediterranean, southern Europe, northern Africa, Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic collecting data for her latest series The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles.
Jerena also writes short stories, poetry, travel commentaries and an assortment of other writings some of which can be found on her website.
Jerena is a member of The Writers’ Union of Canada, the Canadian Authors Association, the Federation of BC Writers, the Royal City Literary Arts Society and The Royal Canadian Legion.
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September 14, 2020
5-STAR REVIEW FROM READERS' FAVORITE:
"The Destiny is a twisty tale that is emotionally rich with sophisticated characters. The post-war setting is intelligently depicted and I loved how the author writes the backgrounds of the characters, which makes the reader feel as though they are interacting with real people. The writing is strong and the descriptions are arresting. The story is suspenseful with hints of mystery." Read the full review: https://readersfavorite.com/rfreviews...
"The Destiny is a twisty tale that is emotionally rich with sophisticated characters. The post-war setting is intelligently depicted and I loved how the author writes the backgrounds of the characters, which makes the reader feel as though they are interacting with real people. The writing is strong and the descriptions are arresting. The story is suspenseful with hints of mystery." Read the full review: https://readersfavorite.com/rfreviews...
November 15, 2025
This the third book of the Prophecy Trilogy. Although not necessary to read the two previous novels it is helpful to have done so for the background stories. Again many characters flourished on the pages and i wasn't always able to keep track. The last half of the book was a page turner and I couldn't put the book down until the ending. Some aspects seemed incredulous such as Calgary Herald writers helping out
or the Judge giving into the errant mother and only granting one hour a month viisitation rights to the father, but the author assured me those things happened
or the Judge giving into the errant mother and only granting one hour a month viisitation rights to the father, but the author assured me those things happened
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