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How can family rifts be healed when the past keeps pulling them apart?
Moving to Kitchener hasn't been an easy transition for Juliana. So, when Juliana's first dance practice at her new studio goes horribly wrong and Dad dismisses her concerns, Juliana snaps, unleashing years of resentment over his job as a truck driver. With no one to talk to about her feelings, Juliana turns to the only thing that has given her comfort in Kitchener: her great-grandmother's sketchbook...
Elisabeth needs her father now more than ever: a wedding on his side of the family means she must spend time with his hateful family members without him to protect her. But one member, a cousin named Georg, is...different. No longer haughty like the others, he suffers from frightening nightmares that began after the war. Everyone fears Georg, but the more Elisabeth gets to know him, the more she believes Georg's fits are not what others claim them to be.
As Juliana and Elisabeth struggle with the deep rifts in their families, they come closer to understanding the long-held pain that caused them. With a little empathy and understanding, could both girls find a way to close the distance between them and their family members before their pain becomes a permanent scar on their relationships?
The Distance is the second book in Lori Wolf-Heffner's contemporary/historical series, Between Worlds. If you love history, the arts, and family ties, pick up a copy of The Distance and enjoy a story that spans generations.
Format updated December 2023. This book is a large print edition. The body font is 19pt, flush left, line spacing about 1.3. Italics have not been converted to underline. Interior is black print on white paper.
About the author
Lori Wolf-Heffner is a former competitive dancer, dance teacher, and theatre manager. She was a member of the first Canadian National Tap Team, back in 1996, under the leadership of Bonnie Dyer, with choreographer Mathew Clark. She's written for Dance Canada Quarterly, just dance! magazine, and The Dance Current (all under Lori Straus).¿Fluent in German, Lori lived in Germany for three years, never once realizing just how close she was to some of the villages her ancestors left to migrate to Eastern Europe in the 1700s.¿Lori lives in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, with her husband and two sons. She is a member of The Writers' Union of Canada and the Alliance of Independent Authors.¿
