KAREN VANDERLAAN Libri

As a young girl on the idyllic Milky Way Farm, author Karen Vanderlaan initially believes life is full of magic, wonder, and horses. All too quickly, however, her innocence is lost when her mother gets involved with an abusive, manipulative woman named Bunny. Bunny subjects Karen and her younger siblings to unspeakable cruelties--all in the name of God. Karens spirit is deeply scarred by Bunnys inhumanity, but the adversity serves to solidify in Karen an inner strength and calmness that carry her through even greater challenges later in life. Karens story is at once uplifting and heart-wrenching. It reveals the best and worst of human

Of Children and Horses is a collection of poetry. The poems reveal an intimate look into two of the author's great passions. First, the children in her life (both at home and in her job as a classroom teacher). And secondly the horses in her life (her own beloved charges as well as those she rescues and others she has had the pleasure to meet and interact with).