Redemption for Gertrude

AUTHOR BIO TK Banner hails from British Columbia. She has been in the field of education most of her adult life, as a teacher of all grades, Sociology Professor for twenty years, director of an Independent Study Program, helping adults earn their diploma. She won many awards, including being recognized for initiating a girl power group, developing innovative career strategies, and her work for United Way, helping parolees find employment. She has worked with various Indian Reservations, homeless shelters, and the Cal-Works program at a local college. Her biggest passion is helping women achieve their passion for life, to break free of all the doubts they cling to that stop them from recognizing their own worth. She didn't return to school until she was forty, and with the help of the counselors and professors, she was able to graduate as valedictorian in her master's Program. She went on to get her teaching degree and a certificate in special education training. She had adopted two teenage boys with fetal alcohol syndrome, so she was able to understand what the students in her classes needed. After the Camp Fire in 2018, which took everything from her, she worked in Medford, Oregon with special needs students until the pandemic. She and her fiancé now reside near Palm Springs, where she continues to write and counsel women. Her years of teaching Sociology made her aware of the injustices in our world. Out of that awareness came "Best Friends – A Compass and True North" an historical novel examining our country during four turbulent decades, through the letters of two best friends. She is a member of the Writers Club, AAUW, and Readers Ink. TK is a very spiritual person who can be found going on nature walks and meditating by the waterfalls.