Winter Alone

Leonora Anders had always been called spunky, even daring in her day, but now as a middle-aged woman she found her adventurous spirit waning. For years, while raising her seven children with her husband Mark, Leonora had been an avid camper and outdoorswoman. What had begun as leadership roles in 4H and Cub and Girls Scouts graduated to the position of Youth Leader at her local church. All of that was in the past. It had been two years since Leonora had voluntarily turned over the reins of the Youth Group leadership to a younger crowd when she reluctantly found herself as one of the sponsors of a weekend campout in the rugged mountains of New Mexico. In a freak accident, Leonora was lost to the rest of her group and having been presumed dead, she is left in the mountains to make her way through the long, cold winter alone with only sparse provisions and the crude weapons that she had fashioned herself. Throughout her life Leonora had always trusted God in every circumstance, but she could not help but wonder why she had been left like this. She had always believed everything happened for a reason, but this was beyond her understanding. Leonora may have found the answer to her question when she witnesses a plane crash about three miles from her shelter. Hiking through the deep snow to the scene of the crash, she uncovers her worst fears and the true meaning of redemption.Perry, Delene is the author of 'Winter Alone', published 2006 under ISBN 9781933660240 and ISBN 1933660244.