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ENUMCLAW, Wash., Aug. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- The economy, a housing crisis, health care reform, Middle Eastern wars, global warming. Many Americans questions whether life will ever be good again.

Minnesota author Vernal Lind's new novel "Beyond the Darkness" is set during WWII, but offers insight about surviving change that seems well suited for the next decade of what has been so far a tumultuous century.

"I wanted to write about change and people and their strong values," says Lind. "At the end of WWII, many changes took place in the country as a whole and on the farms. A way of life was passing from the scene."

"Beyond the Darkness" is the third book in Lind's "Beyond Those Hills" series about a Minnesota farm family. "Beyond the Darkness" continues the story as WWII brings change upon change. In the book, darkness refers to the war and fears related to the war and also the hard realities of farm life.

Lind grew up in the Leaf Hills of Minnesota, where he experienced life in a setting similar to that of his novels. "I saw the goodness of life in the farm life I experienced," he says. "Perhaps my book can help us realize that there will always be change but that we can hold on to the good or even recapture some of the good we lost along the way."

An article titled "How to Survive Without Losing Your Marbles" helped launch Lind's writing career. "My faith, my personal relationship with the Lord, is what helps me survive 'without losing my marbles,'" he says. "Change is an important part of life, and a strong and personal Christian faith is what sees a person through the difficulties and changes."

Since 1996 Lind has lived in Battle Lake, Minnesota, near where he spent his boyhood. He's active in numerous community organizations.

"Family and community are the glue that holds life together," he says. "I hope readers will realize that forgiveness is so very necessary if a person is to go on and experience a meaningful life."
A retired high school English teacher, Lind has also written articles for Grit, Lifewise, Teachers in Focus, Teachers of Vision, and other periodicals.

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