Winter Passing (29 page)

My days are filled with novel-length pages of gratitude. For the rebirth of
Winter Passing
, I have some specific thank yous:

Janet Kobobel Grant, my agent since 1996, is always a gift and a guide. Thank you to Books & Such Literary Agency and the people at eChristian and Livingstone Books for the great work and effort of making
Winter Passing
available once again.

Karen Cranfill went through the final document and provided blessed words of insight that were greatly appreciated. Thank you, Karen, for seeing, feeling and understanding. Jenny Peery and Grandma Ruby re-read the old print version in search of any missed problems. Thank you both! You provided me additional comfort in releasing this book out to the world for the second time.

My mom—Gail McCormick—provides me with hours of writing while being a wonderful grandma to little Lily Jane (with help from Lily’s Great Grandma Ruby and Grandpa Richard). And you’re a great mom (and you too, Grandma and Dad!).

My greatest life treasures are my children: Cody Martinusen, Madelyn Martinusen, Weston Martinusen, and Lilianne Coloma. There is no joy like motherhood, and I’m incredibly blessed by four amazing and unique people as my children.

My husband Nieldon Coloma sets my world right again, and his belief broadens my horizon. I’m so thankful for our life together.

My sister Jennifer Harman, my friends (Amanda Darrah, Jenna Benton, Katie Martinusen, Kimberly Carlson, Julie Marsh, Keri Barnes, among many others), and my writer’s group (Maxine Cambra, Cathy Elliott, Chris Yeager, Kate Barker, and all) are constant sources of laughter, love, new thoughts and insights.

The research for
Winter Passing
could not have occurred without Professor Reinhold Wagnleitner from the University of Salzburg, and Rudi Haunschmied and Martha Gammer of the Mauthausen/Gusen Website in Austria.

And always, I thank my God—the Alpha and Omega. My scribblings can never quite capture the wonder.

Coca-Colonization and the Cold War
:
The Cultural Mission of the United States in Austria After the Second World War
by Reinhold Wagnleitner

The Night Trilogy: Night Dawn the Accident; All Rivers Run to the Sea
: Memoirs by Elie Wiesel

The Celts: The People Who Came Out of the Darkness
by Gerhard Herm

Schindler’s Legacy: True Stories of the List Survivors
by Elinor J. Brecher

The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War
by Martin Gilbert

The Zion Chronicles series; the Zion Covenant series;
Twilight of Courage
; all by Brock and Bodie Thoene

Many Web sites have information about the Holocaust, Austria, and World War II. These sites also provide archives, testimonies, and other links. Here are a few from my research:

Austrian Press and Information, Washington, D.C.

http://www.austria.org

Mauthausen/Gusen Information Pages

http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/camps/gusen/index.htm

Mauthausen Memorial (English version)

http://en.mauthausen-memorial.at/index_open.php

United States Holocaust Museum

http://www.ushmm.org

Austria Tourism

http://austria-tourism.at

Cindy Martinusen Coloma is a bestselling author and has written twelve novels including
Beautiful
(2010 Christy Award Finalist and 2011 Revolve Book of the Year),
The Salt Garden
(Library Journal’s Best Books 2004),
Orchid House
(2008 ECPA bestseller), and
Winter Passing
(2001 Christy Award finalist and Readers Choice finalist), as well as several nonfiction books and over 100 published articles. Cindy lives in Redding, California, with her husband and four children.

For more about Cindy:
www.cindycoloma.com

She is also on Facebook (Author Cindy Martinusen Coloma) and Twitter.

Winter Passing

©2000, 2012 by Cindy McCormick Martinusen, Cindy Martinusen Coloma

Previously published by Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, IL, under ISBN: 0-8423-1906-9.

First electronic printing in 2012 by eChristian, Inc.

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Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, King James Version.

This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons living or dead is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of either the author or publisher.

Author’s photo copyright © 2007 by Jessica McCollam. All rights reserved.

Cover and interior design by Larry Taylor.

Produced with the assistance of Livingstone, the Publishing Services Division of eChristian, Inc. Project staff includes: Dan Balow, Afton Rorvik, Linda Taylor, Molly Anderson, Ashley Taylor, Dawn Zemke, Lois Jackson, and Tom Shumaker.

ISBN: EPUB 978-1-61-843280-3

ISBN: MOBI 978-1-61-843281-0