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| Original Title: | All Together in One Place (Kinship and Courage #1) |
| ISBN: | 1578562325 (ISBN13: 9781578562329) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Kinship and Courage #1 |
| Setting: | Oregon Trail(United States) |
Jane Kirkpatrick
Paperback | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 3.98 | 1821 Users | 245 Reviews
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| Title | : | All Together in One Place (Kinship and Courage #1) |
| Author | : | Jane Kirkpatrick |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | April 18th 2000 by Waterbrook Press (first published March 16th 2000) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Christian Fiction. Fiction. Christian |
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One of the incidents that made a profound impression upon the minds of all: the meeting of eleven wagons returning and not a man left in the entire train; all had died, and been buried on the way, and the women returning alone.-from the journals of Ezra Meeker, 1852
Their lives would be tempered by adversity, expanded by faith, polished by perseverance.
For Madison "Mazy" Bacon, a young wife living in southern Wisconsin, the future appears every bit as promising as it is reassuringly predictable. A loving marriage, a well-organized home, the pleasure of planting an early spring garden--these are the carefully-tended dreams that sustain her heart and nourish her soul.
But when her husband of two years sells the homestead and informs her that they are heading west, Mazy's life is ripped down the middle like a poorly mended sheet forgotten in a midwestern storm. Her love is tried, her boundaries stretched, and the fabric of her faith tested. At the same time, she and eleven extraordinary women are pulled toward an uncertain destiny--one that binds them together through reluctance and longing and into acceptance and renewal.
Based on an actual 1852 Oregon Trail incident, All Together in One Place, Book One in the Kinship and Courage series, speaks to the strength in every woman and celebrates the promise of hope that unfailingly blooms amidst tragedy and challenge.
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Ratings: 3.98 From 1821 Users | 245 ReviewsComment On Of Books All Together in One Place (Kinship and Courage #1)
This was another good book by Jane Kirkpatrick telling of the immigration of pioneers to the state of Oregon via California from Wisconsin. The friendship and combined strength of the women in this book told the story of survival at all kinds of levels; grief, celebration, leadership, companionship and friendship. I really enjoyed Jane's reference Biblically to some of the scriptures mentioned. Our foremothers were great believers and often it was their faith alone that helped them confrontJane Kirkpatrick's writing has a maturity about it that I appreciate. These wagon women coming together in a time of heartache and trial was just marvelous. A treacherous journey between grief and community will lead these new friends in an unexpected direction emotionally than they had anticipated. I was grateful for getting to know them. Not an easy light read but overall; so worthwhile.
Ever since I was nine years old and reading Laura Ingalls Wilder, I have never been able to resist "covered wagon/wagon train" stories. When author Jane Kirkpatrick stumbled upon a 19th century journal about a traveller coming upon eleven women leading wagons with not a single man, she felt that she had a story to tell. Who were those women? What had happened to their men? Where did they end up settling? I struggled to get engaged with this text and its characters (Mazy and Tipton drove me mad)
I put off reading this for a long time afraid it would be too sad. It was sad in places but nothing so heavy. Not a light novel but sprinkled with wisdom and faith and hope enough to keep it from being depressing.
Ever since I was nine years old and reading Laura Ingalls Wilder, I have never been able to resist "covered wagon/wagon train" stories. When author Jane Kirkpatrick stumbled upon a 19th century journal about a traveller coming upon eleven women leading wagons with not a single man, she felt that she had a story to tell. Who were those women? What had happened to their men? Where did they end up settling? I struggled to get engaged with this text and its characters (Mazy and Tipton drove me mad)
I read this several years ago and for the life of me couldn't remember what it was called. I haven't been able to get my hands on the rest of the series, but was told they're just as good. Kirkpatrick is a great Christian author who really understands the ins and outs of women. Even though this book takes place back in the pioneer days, the principles apply today. It's such a great story of female unity, of empowerment, of surviving, of thriving even. It reminded me that it is so much easier in
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