Canadian West

As a pioneer of inspirational fiction, Janet Oke is a highly accomplished Canadian author with numerous titles under her name. Most of her works are usually centered on female protagonists while the setting is usually in the pioneer era. Janet was born on the 18th of February 1935 during the Great Depression to a Canadian grass farmer, Fred Steeves and his wife, Amy Steeves. After completing her high school education, she joined the Mountain View Bible College in Alberta. It was during her college years that she met her husband, Edward Oke. In the year 1957, they got married. After their marriage, they started to evangelize in several churches in Calgary, Edmonton and Indiana. Later on, her husband went ahead to be the president of the bible view college. Currently, Janet and Edward have 4 children. One of her children is an author and has even co-authored with Janet in one of her books.