Candace Hennekens: 11 books

Candace Hennekens, a former human resources manager and author of the book Healing Your Life: Recovery from Domestic Abuse, shares more of her story to find lasting reciprocal love while living a life with meaning and tranquility. At times inspiring, at times heart breaking, Hennekens is open and...

This is a collection of personal essays about a typical Midwestern family in the mid-twentieth century. The family of four daughters and a mother and father enjoyed life in a big house, but life was not without its drama, sorrow, or angst. The essays include: the Barnum and Bailey Sisters, Birth and...

A book of affirmations and inspirational messages by the author of Healing Your Life: Recovery from Domestic Abuse. Initially this book was written for survivors of domestic abuse and was designed to enhance Healing Your Life. But this book can help anyone develop new ways of thinking about problems...

This book has been in print since 1991 and has sold continually in every state of the U.S. and internationally. Includes the author's Bill of Rights for Survivors of Domestic Abuse. The book helps women move beyond being victims to triumphant survivors. Chapters cover what is abuse, the author's story,...

On the surface, farm woman who have worked alongside their men, cropping, milking, farming seem worlds apart from their city sisters. But these stories reveal all women who are on the cusp of a change are sisters underneath. A widow, an unhappy wife, a woman contemplating romance, a woman who has...

A chapbook of poetry celebrating rural life. If you believe rural American life is a poem, enjoy this collection of twenty-three poems, many of which have been published elsewhere. The collection winds through the seasons and tells the story of "The Last Happy Woman in America," the closing...

The setting for Sweet Farm of Mine is the American Midwest, a small town in Wisconsin. This is where Ruth returns when she discovers she wants a more meaningful life. The road she chooses with her father Arlan, to buy and farm Old Charlie's place, gives her plenty of challenges to test her mettle....

Ruth's story from "Sweet Farm of Mine" continues. As her father Arlan's distraction with the lively widow and neighbor Gretta continues, Ruth finds plenty of challenge in managing their farm on her own and teaching. But Gretta is like a breath of fresh air, making Ruth aware of changes she...

This book has been in print since 1991 and has sold continually in every state of the U.S. and internationally. Includes the author's Bill of Rights for Survivors of Domestic Abuse. The book helps women move beyond being victims to triumphant survivors. Chapters cover what is abuse, the author's story,...

No matter that there were good reasons for Peter becoming unhinged; Billie had to have a plan. No matter that the only place she could think to hide was a forgotten bunker near an abandoned house she once came upon in the woods. Billie felt as if she was playing a part in a play, a very tragic one...

This is a book for baby boomers who like a bit of nostalgia, for those who had a happy a childhood, for those whose childhood left something to be desired. It a personal story that reveals life in the mid-twentieth century, mainly peaceful, mostly prosperous, when Americans dreamed big and dreams...