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A Mending at the Edge: A Novel (Change and Cherish Historical) Kindle Edition

by Jane Kirkpatrick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
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"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?
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    WaterBrook
  6. Publication date
    September 21, 2009
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"I love when a book illuminates a small slice of history that has relevance to our lives today–even better when it does so with interesting characters and a compelling story. Emma Giesy is a woman with flaws and attributes we all can relate to and whose journey is one that easily could have taken place today."
–Judith Pella, bestselling author of seven series, including Daughters of Fortune series

"Jane has a gift for breathing simple beauty into the lives of remarkable historical women characters. In A Mending at the Edge, Emma comes off the page and shows readers an unforgettable picture of a very unique Oregon community. I love living within view of Mt. Hood even more now that I better understand those who shaped the tenacious beginnings of this region."
–Robin Jones Gunn, author of the bestselling Glenbrooke Series and the Christy Award-winning Sisterchicks novels

"Jane Kirkpatrick's knack for stitching history and fiction together is as skillful as the quilts she writes about in the Change and Cherish Historical Series. A Mending at the Edge is a satisfying ending to an absorbing series that manages to stay true to the past while relating remarkably well to today's modern women."
–Tina Ann Forkner, author of Ruby Among Us

"In A Mending at the Edge, Jane Kirkpatrick completes the literary quilt of the Emma Wagner Giesy trilogy, piecing together the historical fabric of Emma's personal story with that of the Aurora Colony. Emma's efforts to find a house–and a home–in this communal society in Oregon once again reflect the conflict of individual and community needs represented in Kirkpatrick's earlier two works in the Change and Cherish Historical Series. Based on a solid historical framework of the Aurora Colony and the broader social, political, and cultural landscape of the 1860s, Kirkpatrick offers a story of hope and achievement...

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. www.jkbooks.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0010SEOJY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WaterBrook (September 21, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 21, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2407 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 418 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 75 ratings

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Jane Kirkpatrick

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If you'd like more information about me, please come visit my website at www.jkbooks.com and click on my blog. My dog also has a blog and you can find out what it's like to be Bodacious Bo, too. A monthly newsletter called Story Sparks is my way of sharing books about authors I enjoy as well as commenting on life and love. You'll find out more about me than you probably ever wanted to know!

One item not listed on my lists of books is my selection included in an anthology called "Crazy Woman Creek: Women Rewrite the American West" published by Houghton Mifflin I also have a piece in Storytellers II, a book published a few years ago by Multnomah Press and a few short selections in Daily Guideposts of a few years back. My first novella, "The Courting Quilt" is part of a collection that made the New York Times bestsellers September 2011 in a collection called Log Cabin Christmas. The rest of my writing, as they say, is history. Or it was until my first contemporary came out this fall. Called Barcelona Calling, it's the story of a writer who loses her way as she seeks fulfillment thinking she'll find it with fame. It's a laugh out loud book according to reviewers. I hope you'll enjoy it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars CAN'T GET ENOUGH!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2013
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Excellent ending to a terrific trilogy. Kirkpatrick does not disappoint. Her historical tellings hook your from the beginning, drop you into the story to experience it first hand and leave you longing for more of the story when the ending comes. Forturnately for me, this one takes place within a 20 minute drive of my home so I can dig even deeper into the story and history of the area, walk the streets and fields and go through Emma's house. I HIGHLY recommend any of Jane Kirkpatrick's series or stand alone books. I guarantee they will bring you many hours of joy.
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MaryAnne 32
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Book
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2008
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I have read the entire series of the Change,and Cherish Historical Series. In this final book, Emma comes into her own. She has gained wisdom through her trials. She has lost many people along the way. In this book, she shacks free from danger, but there is a price to pay. I just loved this series, as I have all of Jane Kirckpatrick's books. But this one is different. I find myself drawn to Emma, maybe because I have been through several of her trials.
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4.0 out of 5 stars they are great. This book is in great shape being a ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2014
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I am reading it now, I have read the 2 prior books, they are great. This book is in great shape being a used book.
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Linda Ady
5.0 out of 5 stars Love reading jane’s feel good books
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2020
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Just make me feel and think about others life and how they differ from mine.
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pmcalp
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the history of the old old west.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2012
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This is the third in the this series. I literally couldn't put the books down. I bought and read them all, and have now started on a different series. Jane Kirkpatrick is a wonderful writer and really brings the characters to life.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2016
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Had read it before but still enjoyed it
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Rapidfallsfarm
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing author, amazing book!
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012
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This book, along with the other two in the series, are amazing! Anyone who loves history and inspiring women (and men!) will find themselves unable to put it down. Loved loved loved it!!
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Jackie Poppleton
5.0 out of 5 stars A Mending at the Edge
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2013
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Love all of Jane Kirkpatrick's books. I have a good collection now. I would sincerely recommend these personalized stories to all who love history of our states.
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