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Verna McFelin's gripping account of her life after her husband's arrest and incarceration for kidnapping is a stirring, enthralling and inspirational story. Her life of hardship and poverty is laced with the reality of God's miraculous love and filled with expressions of her enthralling relationship with God, and her love for her children, and the multiple people she meets and supports along the way. It is absolutely fascinating, packed with Christian lessons, and is an extremely inspiring read. The Invisible Sentence comes very highly recommended by Chick Lit Cafe - and we declare it the must-read, 5-star memoir of the year! ""... a story of institutional maltreatment, of bureaucratic indifference, of the traumatisation and bullying of her children, of individual acts of cruelty and generosity, of hardship, of the value of collective strength and support-and of resilience and faithfulness in the face of adversity."" -Sir Kim Workman KNZM, QSO.

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I have always thought of Verna as a very 'matter-of-fact' person-practical, determined and committed to supporting the families of prisoners. In The Invisible Sentence, Verna's personal story is made all the more powerful by her restraint. It is a story of institutional maltreatment, of bureaucratic indifference, of the traumatisation and bullying of her children, of individual acts of cruelty and generosity, of hardship, of the value of collective strength and support, and resilience and faithfulness in the face of adversity. Above all, it tells us that in this secular age, God is still in the house. -Sir Kim Workman KNZM, QSO This book will move you, surprise you, and restore a faith and hope in you to never give up. Verna's story is unique and has been widely acclaimed; now it can be read in all it's raw honesty and inspiring detail. -David Collins, author of The Storyteller Even in a western democratic society, like New Zealand, Verna and her family faced terrible injustice and marginalisation. This book is the authentic story of a family that journeyed down this road. They didn't do it alone, God walked alongside them every step of the way. The McFelin family learned that, in whatever circumstances they faced, God had a redemptive plan to bring 'peace to troubled waters. -Pastors David and Denise Cooper, Empower Church-Christchurch, New Zealand

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VERNA McFELIN MNZM has dedicated her life to part of the criminal justice system most of us forget to remember, the families, especially the children of offenders. The work Verna has done with Pillars, an organisation that supports the children and families of prisoners in New Zealand she founded in 1988 has been praised around the world. is the founder of Pillars (pillars.org.nz) and CEO for 32 years, and is also a founding member of INCCIP (inccip.org), the International Coalition for Children of Incarcerated Parents. Learn more at www.vernamcfelin.com

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