Deborah Raney Biography

From the moment Deborah Raney opened the cover of Tip and Mitten in first grade she has loved to read. Growing up on a farm in Kansas she was inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series and first tried her hand at novel writing at the age of twelve. But after accidentally putting airplanes in a story set in the 1700s she tore up her manuscript in frustration and vowed never to write historical fiction again. More than a quarter of a century passed before she dared to attempt another book. After spending two happy decades as an at-home mom to two sons and two daughters Deborah finally began work on her first novel–a contemporary story–after an intriguing discussion about Alzheimer's disease with her husband Ken and their young teenagers. Drawing on her experiences working in a New York nursing home early in her marriage she crafted a fictional account of one family's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. A VOW TO CHERISH was published by Bethany House Publishers in 1996 and won an Angel Award from Excellence in Media. It has been translated into the Swedish Danish and Norwegian languages and is also available in a hardcover large-print edition from Thorndike Press. Steeple Hill Books recently released an updated and expanded version of the book available in trade or mass market size.
A VOW TO CHERISH was the inspiration for World Wide Pictures' highly acclaimed film of the same title. The film won a Silver Angel a bronze Omni Award and a Gold Special Jury Award at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival. It is now available on video and on DVD in seven languages. Book and film continue to shed healing light on the ravages of Alzheimer's disease for families and caregivers. See photos of the Hollywood PREMIERE of A VOW TO CHERISH Ken and Deborah attended in June 1999.

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