A Name of Her Own (Tender Ties Historical (Audio))

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Summary: Beautifully Written! Excellent
Review: After reading Jane Kirkpatrick's Kinship series I could not wait for her new book. On the release date I picked it up and did not put it down to that night when I had finished it. It is an inspiring story that every young woman and mother should read. Kirkpatrick's gift of words paints vivid pictures of every scene to the extent that you feel as if you are there on this long trip across the country with Marie. You definitely draw strength from these women and come to understand the different stages of womanhood through them.
History comes alive through this book! It is an absolutely must read for any historical fiction lover!

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Summary: Tender Ties Historical Series
Review: I have read almost all of Janes books, I enjoyed this first book in the newest series " A name of her own". I love to read how people arrived in Oregon and where they came from and Jane does such a great job on making sure her readers have all the facts.
I can't wait until June fo the next book .
I realy like when I e-mail Jane and she takes the time to personally e-mail me back.
Tia In Oregon :)

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Summary: Incredible book
Review: Jane Kirkpatrick has done it again. Another excellent book. The research that she took on for this book to be written is just amazing. She has told Marie's story very well. She has added fiction into the history books and created a very readable account. The only downfall is the next in the series is yet to be released. This is a must read and I can't wait for the next one.

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Summary: An absorbing story about an exceptional woman
Review: One doesn't have to be avidly interested in the early pioneers of the Old West to become emotionally involved in this based-on-real-life story of Marie Dorion. Marie was a contemporary and perhaps even a friend of Sacagawea, the Indian woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark.
As the series begins, Marie, a young Ioway Indian woman, is married to Pierre, a hard-drinking and sometimes abusive mixed-blood man who is an interpreter for the Wilson Hunt Astoria expedition of 1811. Marie refuses to be left behind with her two small sons, Jean Baptiste and Paul. As the expedition makes its westward way through incredible hardships, we come to deeply appreciate and admire Marie's strength and courage along with her tenderness and vulnerability.
While intimately involving us in Marie's life, as well as that of her family and her fellow travelers, Jane Kirkpatrick paints a fair and balanced portrait of the conquering of the western part of our nation. It's a complicated mix of courage, greed, injustice and bravery--and Kirkpatrick's gifted pen brings it to vivid life.
As the story progresses, we see Marie being drawn inexorably closer to the Provident God that her former mother and mother-in-law told her about in her youth--the God who has given every fixed star a name, and loves each soul individually.
As I read A Name of Her Own, I found myself marveling both at the character and courage of the people who formed the backbone of our country in its early days, and at the talent of the author who has made it so real in these books. I can't wait to read the next book in this remarkable trilogy.

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Summary: A Name of Her Own
Review: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Good!!!!! I have read most of Jane Kirkpatrick's books and this is by far my favorite! Just when I think I have read her best she surprises me with another great read. Do as I did, buy this book, find a comfortable spot, get a cup of tea and go with this extremely talented writer to a long ago place in history and time.It is well worth your travel. I can't wait to continue the journey with her next book, Every Fixed Star.