Thursday, April 24, 2008

A Mending at the Edge, by Jane Kirkpatrick

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A Mending at the Edge (WaterBrook Press), is the third installment in Jane Kirkpatrick’s well loved, Change and Cherish Historical Series. Once again, Jane has masterfully interwoven fascinating historical tidbits and enchanting characters into an unforgettable novel. Well done Jane!

Scheduled for release, April 15.

Pick up a copy at Amazon.




FROM THE BACK COVER
“Of all the things I left in Willapa,
hope is what I missed the most.”

So begins this story of one woman’s restoration from personal grief to the meaning of community. Based on the life of German-American Emma Wagner Giesy, the only woman sent to the Oregon Territory in the 1850s to help found a communal society, award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick shows how landscape, relationships, spirituality and artistry poignantly reflect a woman’s desire to weave a unique and meaningful legacy from the threads of an ordinary life. While set in the historical past, it’s a story for our own time answering the question: Can threads of an isolated life weave a legacy of purpose in community?



THE FIST TWO BOOKS
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A Clearing in the Wild - Spirited young Emma Wagner chafes at the constraints of her 1850s religious community, which values conformity over independent thought, especially in women. Skeptical of the colony’s growing emphasis on preparing for “the last days,” Emma clashes with their increasingly autocratic leader—and faces the unexpected consequences of pursuing independence.

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A Tendering in the Storm - This lyrical novel, based on an historical figure of the 1800s, follows the spirited and intelligent Emma Giesy, who achieves her goal of separating her family from the repressive religious community in which she grew up. But unexpected and dire consequences leave her family—and her faith—struggling to survive.





ABOUT THE AUTHOR


An international keynote speaker, Jane Kirkpatrick’s two nonfiction books and fourteen novels, including All Together in One Place, BookSense 76 Bestseller A Name of Her Own and Oregon’s Literary 100, A Sweetness to the Soul, blend her clinical social work with her Oregon ranching life and love of history. Her works earn regional and national literary merit including the coveted Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Center and National Cowboy Hall of Fame. She lives on Starvation Lane with her husband of 31 years, Jerry; and with two dogs and a goat.

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