Doris Kienitz
Doris Kienitz lives with her husband John Sheppard on the outskirts of Selkirk, Ontario on a farm with their dogs and cats. Together, they have seven children: Michelle, Alex & Philipp; Melissa, Sarah, Amanda and Steven and 2 grandchildren, Kirby and Charlotte. She cherishes her whole family and all her amazing friends. Her love of writing developed as a teenager, writing songs and poems; she wrote for a local newspaper as a single mom in her thirties. In 2008 Doris quit her stressful fulltime position as a Rural Route Mail Carrier to teach more of her passion: Yoga. Teaching since 2003, she loves to share the benefits and appreciates the oneness of life. Doris believes everything happens for a reason. You learn one way or another from your mistakes. For every cause there is an effect, for every action, a reaction. So many circumstances led her parents to flee East Germany and then to the new country of Canada, to make a better life for themselves and their children and for generations to come. There are so many ‘what ifs’ in life and to think that ‘if’ her parents had taken a different path in many situations…life would have been so much different! “Thanks, Mom & Dad! From all of us! Love you lots!”
East Germany and the Escape: Kitchen Table Memoirs 
I just finished reading this book and would like to invite Doris and her father to attend our book club. I received the book from a friend Gail Nutley in Waterford who said that her book club really enjoyed discussing the book and meeting the author and her father. Our book club meets the last Monday of each month in the evening and we have open spots for June 24, July 29, Sept 30, Oct 28, Nov 29, Dec 9. Our meetings are either in Port Dover or Simcoe and there are 11 members although we sometimes have a few less at each meeting. Could you let me know whether you would be willing to come, if yes, what date you would prefer and we’ll take it from there.
Hello Kate,
We’d be delighted to attend your book club meeting! My father and I have attended a few book clubs, as well as Lion’s Clubs, heritage groups, etc. and other organizations. You can message me privately to work out the details.
Hope you have a great weekend,
Doris
Thanks, Kate for inviting me to your book club! We now have a date set for July for Alfred and I to visit and share stories. See you soon!