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Summary: Truly a great book!
Review: I was given this book as a present from my grandma, and it took me several months to pick it up. I shouldn't have waited so long! This book is a touching story about the life of Jane Herbert, a pioneer who lives in Oregon during the middle to late 1800s. Although it is a novel, it is based on real people and events. It details her struggles and triumphs from her preteen years on, including her marriage to Joseph Sherar at the age of 16 (I think) and friendship with Sunmiet, a Native American from the Warm Springs tribe. The author's use of language was incredible. While it is not neccessarily fast paced, it is touching and far from boring. Once I started reading I could hardly stop. The book really draws you in. I thoroughly enjoyed this masterpiece from the first page to the last.
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Summary: This is a GREAT book
Review: I was given this book for Christmas last year by my brother--its taken me 7 months to finally read it, and I am SO glad that i did. I just couldnt put it down. I was very hesitant to read it. When i was younger, this type of book was my favorite, but i had grown out of it the past few years. But now that I've read this, I'm going to pick up a few others of hers!
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Summary: This is a GREAT book
Review: I was given this book for Christmas last year by my brother--its taken me 7 months to finally read it, and I am SO glad that i did. I just couldnt put it down. I was very hesitant to read it. When i was younger, this type of book was my favorite, but i had grown out of it the past few years. But now that I've read this, I'm going to pick up a few others of hers!
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Summary: A True Oregonian
Review: If you like historical fiction about the West you will love this book. It is centers on a female character, but is applicable to all readers. The symbolism, detail to history, and "real" characters make it one of my favorite books.
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Summary: A Sweetness to the Soul
Review: In a hurried world of triple booked schedules, this book provides the reader an opportunity to rekindle some of the fire and inspiration that is in such short supply these days. I was having tea with an old friend today and shared with her my continuing satisfaction and pleasure of reading Jane Kirkpatrick books. This is the first JK book that I read beginning in July of 1999. I was on a camping trip with family and friends near Maryhill, WA just upriver from the location this story is set in. The river looks different today, the mighty Columbia, and the beautiful Deschutes, but the feelings, the echoes and the people of this story live on. Jane has this ability to capture the image of a landscape with such detail, the scent of sage grass, or the soft sound of a bird in flight. God has truly gifted her with an art of story telling. This wasn't an audiotape version of the book, although it easily could have been. I found this author and this wonderful book because a friend at the King County Cultural Resources Department in Seattle lent it to me. I was commenting that ever since I had read "Undaunted Courage" by Steven Ambrose, I was interested in other history type books but had tried a few and none could measure up. Search no more readers, allow Jane to take you on a journey of real times, real landscapes and emotions and stories so vivid you will believe you are there by the campfires, in the woods, inside the lodge of an elder, alone or with someone who cares for you. You can feel the pain of the characters, their joy; understand their struggles and their growth. Her ability to develop the characters is incredible. Did everything in the book really happen? A lot of it did and the rest of it could have. Are the historical references well founded and diligently documented? You bet. Should you read this book? By all means! Allow Jane to tell you a story that will take you back in time to a world you are connected to regardless of your heritage. For it becomes clear in her books... we all come from a common place. Enjoy, savor and pass it on, then read it again. May you discover a sweetness for your soul. Warm regards. JSL
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Summary: A Sweetness to the Soul
Review: In a hurried world of triple booked schedules, this book provides the reader an opportunity to rekindle some of the fire and inspiration that is in such short supply these days. I was having tea with an old friend today and shared with her my continuing satisfaction and pleasure of reading Jane Kirkpatrick books. This is the first JK book that I read beginning in July of 1999. I was on a camping trip with family and friends near Maryhill, WA just upriver from the location this story is set in. The river looks different today, the mighty Columbia, and the beautiful Deschutes, but the feelings, the echoes and the people of this story live on. Jane has this ability to capture the image of a landscape with such detail, the scent of sage grass, or the soft sound of a bird in flight. God has truly gifted her with an art of story telling. This wasn't an audiotape version of the book, although it easily could have been. I found this author and this wonderful book because a friend at the King County Cultural Resources Department in Seattle lent it to me. I was commenting that ever since I had read "Undaunted Courage" by Steven Ambrose, I was interested in other history type books but had tried a few and none could measure up. Search no more readers, allow Jane to take you on a journey of real times, real landscapes and emotions and stories so vivid you will believe you are there by the campfires, in the woods, inside the lodge of an elder, alone or with someone who cares for you. You can feel the pain of the characters, their joy; understand their struggles and their growth. Her ability to develop the characters is incredible. Did everything in the book really happen? A lot of it did and the rest of it could have. Are the historical references well founded and diligently documented? You bet. Should you read this book? By all means! Allow Jane to tell you a story that will take you back in time to a world you are connected to regardless of your heritage. For it becomes clear in her books... we all come from a common place. Enjoy, savor and pass it on, then read it again. May you discover a sweetness for your soul. Warm regards. JSL
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Summary: This author delivers on the book's title.
Review: Jane Hebert's narrative voice is lovely. She has strength and determination developed in fires of great sorrow.
This is an historical novel based on the lives of Jane and Joseph Sherar. The story begins in 1861 in the Oregon Territory and spans the next forty years.
Author Kirkpatrick develops characters that have depth and personality. It is a rich book. I hope many of you will try this book. It could be an Oprah Pick!
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Summary: Lost in the Past
Review: Living in Oregon and loving it, I was finally able to connect with the true spirit and life of early Oregon. Jane Kirkpatrick brings this story to the very core of my soul. I actually felt like I was there in the Deschutes with Jane Shearer and the Warm Spring tribe she shared her life with and to the amazing feats that her husband,Joesph,set in the early west. The stama of the early pioneers to have trials, tribulations and yet strong faith to make the West the best of living. Once I started this book, I couldn't put it down. It definetley was not a slow read for me. This part of Oregon is on my list to visit, though, it won't look the same, I'm sure that I will feel the spirit of all the characters gathered in that valley. After reading this book, I could not stop. Next came All Together In One Place, and A Gathering of Finches. I am just now starting Love to Water My Soul..I hope that Jane Kirkpatrick keeps the "sweetness" of her writing coming and coming..I love historical fiction of this kind.
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Summary: Lost in the Past
Review: Living in Oregon and loving it, I was finally able to connect with the true spirit and life of early Oregon. Jane Kirkpatrick brings this story to the very core of my soul. I actually felt like I was there in the Deschutes with Jane Shearer and the Warm Spring tribe she shared her life with and to the amazing feats that her husband,Joesph,set in the early west. The stama of the early pioneers to have trials, tribulations and yet strong faith to make the West the best of living. Once I started this book, I couldn't put it down. It definetley was not a slow read for me. This part of Oregon is on my list to visit, though, it won't look the same, I'm sure that I will feel the spirit of all the characters gathered in that valley. After reading this book, I could not stop. Next came All Together In One Place, and A Gathering of Finches. I am just now starting Love to Water My Soul..I hope that Jane Kirkpatrick keeps the "sweetness" of her writing coming and coming..I love historical fiction of this kind.
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Summary: A wonderful Love Story
Review: This is the most beautiful love story I've read since I found Willa Cather's "My Anotonia" ten years ago. A great story to ponder and remember.
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