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G.R. RevelleWriting is one of my lifetime pleasures. I can't remember when I began to enjoy composition: grade and high school, university bluebooks...bring them on. Essay questions...I'd take them all; there's so much to say and how to finish before the bell rings!" Gerald Randolph Revelle was born in Ohio and grew up in SE Missouri’s Bootheel; "Jerry" has written fiction since the third grade, but didn’t take publishing seriously until later in his life. Photo journalism, short stories and other articles began to appear…most specializing in his Scandinavian heritage, including the novels "My Enemy's Child" and "Vallkulla", in four volumes. The only son of a second generation Swedish emigrant mother and a Southern father, Scandinavian folklore sometimes bubbles over his southern soul and blues harmonica playing. As he says, when suddenly digressing while fiddling a Swedish schottische: “…my catfish are swimming with the lutefisk again.” As a instrument-rated pilot and businessman, Jerry still finds time to folkdance, fiddle, fish and photograph and loves writing about them all. He studied English and drama at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis in the ’60s but has worked exclusively in the field of engineering and technology, both in the US and abroad, since. These years included stints on a couple Apollo projects.
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Stolen Children My Enemy's Child Vallkulla ~~~~~ THOUGHTS The Writing of Enemy's Child ~~~~~ Reader's Forum Read-post comments about our books ~~~~~ LINKS Worldwide Scandinavian Events Calendar American Swedish Institute Camera-Q Cambridge Swedish Festival Dalarna Femund Förkarforening (In Swedish Danish American Center Consulate General of Finland Norden Folk (An American Pan-Nordic Organization) Sons of Norway (Løven Lodge Eau Claire) Consolate General of Sweden |
...Now Shipping Stolen
Genes-
The
Nazi Holocaust attempted to eliminate whole gene pools. 21st.
Century science may offer a more subtle
final solution through genetic manipulation, stealing your family's
genes...or will it eliminate them altogether and like 1939, will you
have a choice?Stolen Children Two nurses, two countries, two ideals... In Pre-WW-II Germany two female nursing students meet at a Berlin university. Alena grew up wild and promiscuous in Berlin. Karin is the proper child of Swedish-Norwegian diplomats. Opposites attract and they quickly become fast friends, remaining so throughout nursing training. Employed in a Berlin hospital after graduating, Alena takes a lover, Lorentz, an engineering student and future Luftwaffe pilot. Hitler invades Austria in 1938 and Alena is eager to become pregnant and (Continue...) |
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Kulning in
Dalhalla A new CD with the herdswomen singing the sounds of the forest pasture. Includes instrumental...horn music. This singing and horn music was the Nordic version of yodeling...continued A sound snippet of some tracks...Listen |
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My
Enemy's Child
...in its third printing in a year  Who is the little girl? ______________________________ View A Video of Katrina's Escape  Listen to WW-II RAF & USAF Bomber Air Crew Interviews Unknown Canadian RAF Pilot Howard Roemer (coming soon) ______________________________ My Enemy's Child Reader's Comments
I
wish you well with your book. I firmly believe you are right to have a
good love story in there, and for it not to be too technical. My Mum
& Dad met each other in the RAF during the War. We know this was
not uncommon. All the best. Charles P., England
Got your book---thank you so much! Love the cover!...Carole Y, MO. I am a member of the Sons of Norway book group and would be so grateful if you would personalize my copy of your book....Deb J..,WI We were excited to find out about your book and will enjoy discussing it at our Norwegian Book Group. Marge L., USA Mike just finished reading your book-----he thorougly enjoyed the story....there is a bit of the romantic in all of us. He reads constantly, many long historical novels, so this was right up his alley. Judy G. USA Your book is intriguing - am enjoying it very much! Marilyn S. USA! It was so very great to meet you at our VASA meeting. I am so very happy to have purchased your book. I have read only a few chapters but I can barely put it down! It is of the time period that I enjoy reading about and seeing videos and DVDs. Ron H., MN. pressed by your sensitivity and attention to detail. I honestly feel your story would make a MOVIE every bit as dramatic as Dr. Zhivago or The Titanic or Sophie's Choice. Really! The characters are well defined, there are so many dramatic scenes and locations. It's just an excellent book. Judy G., WI I found the book to be spell binding. I sent this e-mail to all on my e-mail list. My wife is now reading it and can not put it down. I hope you get some sales from my e-mail. Ron H., MN I loved the book; it was a mystery...it was a love story and I plan to read it again because of the detail. Ev K., WI It was a page turner; I stayed up late at night reading because I thought it was such a good story. Marge L., WI. Jag läser med nöje i din bok. Har nu hunnit till det ställe i boken där Alex ska lämna Herr och Frau Frank. Härom natten läste jag till halv två., John-Erik, Sweden. North American Press Coverage  Denmark News OpenBrain.info Macon Telegraph PSYCHITTOME-BOOKLADY.COM LjSEEK.COM TOPIC.NET WEBCRAWLER Eau Claire Leader Telegram Rotten Tomatoes Your Secret Admirer Children's Book Collective Standard Democrat-Sikeston Missouri Amazon France Dalademokraten-Sweden Volume One Dunn County News SAMPLE OF BOOK COVERS &
ADVERTISING
PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE FOUR VOLUME EPIC NOVEL VALLKULLA
 This Dalarna goat supervised the photo shoot... Photographing
at a
fäbod/sater near Malung, Dalarna, a very
particular Tess directs the adjustment the 19th Century kläder
(clothing) the
young models must don for the shooting. Note
the model's
bare
feet
and the gum boots worn by the
crew. The models became very cold working in and out
of the water
all day..
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Vallkulla
In Four Volumes ______________________________ Cover Photo Shoot View a Video of the Book Cover Shooting  ______________________________   Vallkulla
Reader's Comments
READ
THE WHOLE
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (IN SWEDISH ONLY) Therese Nahlbom har
nyligen
slutfört ett intressant uppdrag.
Hon har fotograferat
fäbodkullor som ska vara med i en bok, skriven av den amerikanske
författaren.
(Therese Nahlbom has had an interesting project, she has been contracted to do the photography of vallkullor for an American author.) Vallkulla
Book
Review from
Sweden "... even in conversation he seems to have a natural talent for relating thought-provoking scenes and portraying fresh perspectives." VolumeOne Magazine Deb
Jarvar, Loven Lodge Sons of Norway reviewer offers:
"...in Vallkulla, “Author,
Jerry Revelle, deftly conveys a vivid
sense of suspense, longing, and retribution in his novel. The main
character, Anna Stina is a strong willed Swedish dairy maid (and unwed
mother) forced to deal with
injustice while maintaining honor.
A superb story written from the heart." Order
a
Book or CD?
  August 2008 Therese`Nahlbom wins first place prize Gold Medal in Europe's largest photo contest We're so proud of the woman who took all our Vallkulla photos. Read the article (Swedish). |
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