The Distant Beacon
- Published
- 1 January 2002
- Pages
- 3
- ISBN-13
- 9780764226021
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Distant Beacon (2002) is the fourth book in Song of Acadia, coming before The Beloved Land and continuing the series' continuous historical timeline across the Acadian expulsion's aftermath.
Key facts about The Distant Beacon
Janette Oke wrote The Distant Beacon, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2002. The book has 3 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780764226021 to find the main one.
The Distant Beacon is book 4 of 5 in the Song of Acadia series. The series has 5 published books. However, the series starts with The Meeting Place (1999).
Additionally, Janette Oke writes Love Comes Softly, Seasons of the Heart and Canadian West, plus 5 more series. Those series sit on our inspirational fiction, historical inspirational fiction and biblical historical fiction shelves. Meanwhile, Unfailing Love is the latest published Janette Oke book on file, from 2022.
About Janette Oke
Janette Oke (born February 18, 1935, in Champion, Alberta, as Janette Steeves) is a Canadian author widely credited with founding the modern inspirational prairie-romance genre. A graduate of Mountain View Bible College in Didsbury, Alberta, where she met her husband Edward, she raised four children before publishing her debut novel, Love Comes Softly, in 1979. See every Janette Oke book in order.
Its place in Song of Acadia
The Distant Beacon is book 4 in the Song of Acadia series. It follows The Birthright. It is followed by The Beloved Land. See the full Song of Acadia reading order.
Song of Acadia is a five-book historical series co-written by Janette Oke and novelist T. Davis Bunn, set in 18th-century Nova Scotia during the French and English struggle for control of Acadia. It follows two families on opposite sides of that conflict -- one Acadian, one English -- whose lives become entangled through friendship and eventually romance, against the real historical backdrop of the 1755 Expulsion of the Acadians, one of the defining tragedies of French-Canadian colonial history. Where Oke's solo…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780764226021