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**Winner - 2020 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 and 5-Star Review** 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 raise her in a loving home in post-war Amsterdam. As she grows to adulthood, Miriam struggles with her identity. She demands that Punita teach her how to read tarot cards and seeks to fulfill their predictions, while pursuing the one thing from which her elders sought to shield her innocence: sexual desire. Hart Lange 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 love blinds him to Miriam's willfulness. Too late, he realizes that he's failed to heed his mother-in-law's warning. When Miriam disappears, taking their son Matthew with her, Hart is devastated. Although Hart's search for his son is relentless, he fears that he will never see Matthew again. Together, The Crest, The Emerald and The Destiny tell of the challenges and changes that external forces place on everyday people, who must 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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I AGE OF INNOCENCE Miriam ... 3 Hart ... 107 Ursula ... 121 PART II CHARTING A COURSE Miriam ... 139 Hart ... 166 Ursula ... 237 PART III DEFINING ONE'S SELF Miriam ... 243 Hart ... 268 Ursula ... 284 Hart and Ursula ... 293 PART IV LIFE'S LITTLE CHALLENGES Miriam ... 305 Hart and Ursula ... 332 PART V CROSSED PATHS Hart and Miriam ... 371 PART VI SHATTERED DREAMS ... 523 PART VII PROPHECY MET ... 619 Note to Readers ... 653 About the Author ... 654 BOOK REVIEWReviewed by Christian Sia for Readers' Favorite The Destiny is Book III of The Prophecy by Jerena Tobiasen, a historical tale featuring compelling characters and strong themes. The story begins with the birth of Miriam in post-war Amsterdam in 1952, and all that Mina Kota and her mother want is to protect the child and preserve her innocence. But as she grows up, she wants her grandmother, Punita, to teach her how to read tarot cards. The grandmother obliges. Miriam soon meets Hart Lange, born into a family of soldiers; a young man who has learned resilience and the value of loyalty from his family. Hart wants a child and Miriam sees a future with him, so she gives in. Mina has warned Hart never to leave Miriam idle but he quickly forgets. Too late, he remembers the warning when Miriam disappears with the child, Matthew. Can Hart find his wife and son? This is a powerful tale that explores themes of war, love, family, parenting, and heartbreak. It features compelling characters. I particularly enjoyed the way the author writes the character of Miriam. Since her birth, there seem to be external circumstances from which the family wants to protect her. Keeping her innocent is all they want but the involvement with tarot cards spells doom. 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. I am a fan of Jerena Tobiasen's gift for storytelling and character.

TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I AGE OF INNOCENCE Miriam ... 3 Hart ... 107 Ursula ... 121 PART II CHARTING A COURSE Miriam ... 139 Hart ... 166 Ursula ... 237 PART III DEFINING ONE'S SELF Miriam ... 243 Hart ... 268 Ursula ... 284 Hart and Ursula ... 293 PART IV LIFE'S LITTLE CHALLENGES Miriam ... 305 Hart and Ursula ... 332 PART V CROSSED PATHS Hart and Miriam ... 371 PART VI SHATTERED DREAMS ... 523 PART VII PROPHECY MET ... 619 Note to Readers ... 653 About the Author ... 654 BOOK REVIEW Reviewed by Christian Sia for Readers' Favorite The Destiny is Book III of The Prophecy by Jerena Tobiasen, a historical tale featuring compelling characters and strong themes. The story begins with the birth of Miriam in post-war Amsterdam in 1952, and all that Mina Kota and her mother want is to protect the child and preserve her innocence. But as she grows up, she wants her grandmother, Punita, to teach her how to read tarot cards. The grandmother obliges. Miriam soon meets Hart Lange, born into a family of soldiers; a young man who has learned resilience and the value of loyalty from his family. Hart wants a child and Miriam sees a future with him, so she gives in. Mina has warned Hart never to leave Miriam idle but he quickly forgets. Too late, he remembers the warning when Miriam disappears with the child, Matthew. Can Hart find his wife and son? This is a powerful tale that explores themes of war, love, family, parenting, and heartbreak. It features compelling characters. I particularly enjoyed the way the author writes the character of Miriam. Since her birth, there seem to be external circumstances from which the family wants to protect her. Keeping her innocent is all they want but the involvement with tarot cards spells doom. 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. I am a fan of Jerena Tobiasen's gift for storytelling and character. Indie Reader Review: The book pulls no punches ... hard to put down trilogy. THE DESTINY is the third and final book in Jerena Tobiasen's The Prophecy, an epic historical saga set in the post WW2 years which follows Mina Kota's daughter, Miriam, as she struggles to bring up her child and make ends meet in a difficult world. The book pulls no punches with a climactic ending that marks a great ending to the hard to put down trilogy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I AGE OF INNOCENCE Miriam ... 3 Hart ... 107 Ursula ... 121 PART II CHARTING A COURSE Miriam ... 139 Hart ... 166 Ursula ... 237 PART III DEFINING ONE'S SELF Miriam ... 243 Hart ... 268 Ursula ... 284 Hart and Ursula ... 293 PART IV LIFE'S LITTLE CHALLENGES Miriam ... 305 Hart and Ursula ... 332 PART V CROSSED PATHS Hart and Miriam ... 371 PART VI SHATTERED DREAMS ... 523 PART VII PROPHECY MET ... 619 Note to Readers ... 653 About the Author ... 654

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Jerena 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. If she's not home, she's likely travelling.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 throughout southern Europe, northern Africa, Great Britain and the Arctic collecting data for her new series - The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles - which she wrote during the Covid 'shut-down'.

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