The Wooden Bench
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Karl Vokil loved the land as his father and grandfather before him. This was his life, until one day it was taken away in what seemed like an instant. Against insurmountable odds, he overcame the heartbreak of this tragedy and moved forward in a direction that surprised even those closest to him.
As you join him in this story, as he moves from farmer to doctor to husband and father, endures tragedies and betrayals and copes with the losses of friends and family sent off to war, you will develop a closeness and feeling of admiration for Karl as you watch him navigate through these battles and adjusts his life and priorities along the way.
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Karl Vokil has the same love of the thick fertile earth as his father and beloved grandfather. When his grandfather dies and his grandmother moves to Ohio, Karl grieves for his loss without realizing it is only the beginning. Everything changes in 1917 when Karl’s brother, Alex, gives up his dream of becoming a doctor and enlists in the army just as the United States joins forces with Europe to defeat Germany.
When Alex is killed in action, Karl’s life as he knows it is taken away in an instant. Against insurmountable odds, he overcomes the heartbreak of tragedy and moves forward in a direction that surprises even those closest to him. As Karl moves from farmer to doctor to husband and father, he must endure tragedies and betrayals, all while coping with the losses of friends and family sent to war. Now only time will tell if Karl can successfully navigate through these battles as he faces life’s most difficult and painful challenges during the twentieth century.
The Wooden Bench is the inspiring story of one man’s journey to find happiness as life leads him in a direction he never imagined.
About the Author
Verna Faulring was a former fourth grade teacher who was well into her seventies when she began her writing career. She published her first book, Come Run with Me, in 2013 at age ninety-one. Although she passed away in 2018, her family is pleased to present her second novel, The Wooden Bench. Verna and her husband were married for seventy-one years and were the proud parents of three sons and three daughters.