AUTHOR AGNES VARONA OQUENDO
About AUTHOR AGNES VARONA OQUENDO AND HER PUBLISHED WORKS
Agnes Varona Oquendo, RN, Author is a native New Yorker who has worked many years as a nurse. She describes her most vital life role as mother, and now grandmother; most notably known to her immediate family as Mimi. As a longtime strong advocate for women’s health and education, it inevitably drew her attention to becoming an avid long-distance runner and athlete, loving and learning a humbleness for the sport.
PUBLISHED WORKS:
- Running Against Cancer, 2018
- My Shorts, 2019
- Dark Whispers of a Serial Killer, 2019
- Nurse Diaries, 2020
- Nurse Diaries 2, 2021
Agnes can be found and followed through; Facebook, Instagram, BookBub, Twitter, LinkedIn, Goodreads, YouTube, and Pinterest
BIOGRAPHY
As an impressionable young girl, she was helplessly lost within a fantasy realm of books while spending all her free time within the cryptic walls of the local public library.
For well over the span of four decades, her primary focus evolved around family, running and a very long career as a clinical nurse and then as an educator. Although her life was quite full and very busy, she still found herself longing and craving to rekindle that once forgotten dream of writing a book.
For well over the span of four decades, her primary focus evolved around family, running and a very long career as a clinical nurse and then as an educator.
Although her life was quite full and very busy, she still found herself longing and craving to rekindle that once forgotten dream of writing a book. In 2001, she survived cancer. In her desperation to help those find hope in coping with a similar circumstance, she shares her own story in her first self-published book, “Running Against Cancer,” released in 2018.
“Running Against Cancer,” is a depiction of her own personal experience in receiving the devastating cancer diagnosis, the despairing, disfiguring treatment and recovery that eventually lead to an actual run from New York to Miami for breast cancer lasting 38 days. Since then, she describes herself as a multi-genre author after releasing four more diverse fictional books; My Shorts, Dark Whispers of a Serial Killer, Nurse Diaries, and Nurse Diaries 2. She has been notably quoted, “Authorship has been a girlhood dream for me, and now I can proudly add the title of multi-genre author to my repertoire.”
PUBLISHED WORKS
RUNNING AGAINST CANCER
This book display’s my personal struggles after being diagnosed with breast cancer, that lead to a fight for health education and becoming a advocate for woman by organizing a fundraised run, running down the back roads along the east coast.
‘Such a great book!!!!! What a strong and brave woman. Running from NY to Miami in extreme weather conditions to get this message across is amazing. Thank you for writing your inspirational story.” – AMAZON REVIEW
MY SHORTS
A best selling novel of a family that evolves through four generations seeking love and a better life in New York. Unfortunately, they find evil, greed, death and turmoil at almost every corner, blocking their desired path. They must find their way to survive and triumph through pain and grief against evil, the only way they know how.
” I WANTED TO FEEL HER LIFE LEAVE HER BODY. AND WHEN I DID IT, IT WAS REALLY GREAT.” – JIMMY
“WOW, gripping, literally could not put it down, read in one sitting. Until almost 2 am. This is a great book. It is also a reminder to forgive before it’s too late. Now I wait for Agnes to write another book, as I have read all of them so far. I could see my own mother in the story’s character Lilly. Very thought-provoking and interesting book.” – AMAZON REVIEW
DARK WHISPERS OF A SERIAL KILLER
A suspenseful thriller evolving around the mind and deeds of a serial killer stalking the city of Louisville, Kentucky. Lead homicide detective Sarah Wilson is certain her investigation is leading her to a serial killer, but she is having a difficult task convincing everyone in the department of her findings.
“WELL, ALL THE YEARS I SPENT RUNNING TRACK IN HIGH SCHOOL SURE DO COME IN HANDY WHEN IN PURSUIT OF A SUSPECT.” – SARAH
“Dark Whispers of a Serial Killer is a very suspenseful psychological thriller! I especially liked how the author alternated back and forth between different points of view — from the victims to the police investigators, to the killer himself — which made it a great read. Congratulations, Agnes Varona Oquendo on another great book.” – AMAZON REVIEW
NURSE DIARIES
Nurse Diaries is a fictional novel that shares a very small fragment of one nurse’s professional experience, nurse life and times during her long nursing career, as she recalls it.
After working in the field for over four decades, Angela remembers it all as if it were yesterday; the memorable, the good, the not so good, the sad, and the very ugly during her journey down memory medical lane. This book will uncover many raw, deep emotions translated through her stories.
“What an amazing journey into the life of an amazing nurse and most of all, woman! It was both heartwarming and heartbreaking, reliving my own nursing career through Agnes’ stories.” – AMAZON REVIEW
NURSE DIARIES 2
Nurse Diaries 2 is a highly requested sequel to Nurse Diaries that was released during the year of 2020.This fictional medical novel is a continuation of the diverse captivating stories that explore the varied behind the scene scenarios that will inevitably make you laugh, cry and ultimately awaken all of your hidden emotions from every chapter. Each heartfelt story is disclosed from a nurses perspective but gives a raw personal view that comes from the notable players involved.
The veteran float nurse opens up her heart as she recalls stories from her long career spanning over four decades.
“If you are in the medical field, you can definitely relate to these stories, and if you are not you can now see a different side of all the workings going on within the hospital settings and its staff, understanding it’s not always what you see and what you don’t see!! A great read for all!!” – AMAZON REVIEW