Author, Poet, Doctor, Wife,
Widow, Mother and More.
Her writings focus on relationships, history, and the challenging viewpoints of life.
The Nandria Series
Set in the 1940s in Rural Missouri, a small town is challenged when the Black British war bride of one of their own arrives with their biracial infant. The story of Nandria is one of strength, perseverance, and proof that love is all we need to survive.
“MaryJane’s words paint such vivid pictures."
— C. O'Neill
Meet the Author
MaryJane Nordgren is a retired family practice physician raised in America's Midwest but now living in the Pacific Northwest.
A daughter of the "Greatest Generation," she gradually reconciled the passionate, disparate viewpoints she had grown up with.
Seeking the good in people and growing up with love on both sides, she created the Nandria series to honor the people challenged by the turbulent 1940s.