Hold Tight the Thread
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781578565016
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $35.00

Hold Tight the Thread

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This book is a natural fit for the women's fiction market. It will appeal to readers interested in strong female characters, mother/daughter relationships and family dynamics, as well as historical fiction readers, those interested in the roles of women during the early settlements of the West, and readers of Jane Kirkpatrick's previous best-selling novels.

Additional markets include participants in book groups, Lewis and Clark historical groups, and people interested in western settlements and communities.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

In a land occupied by foreign powers and torn by confusion and conflict, a mother seeks to weave her family and her past into a fabric that will not tear.

Their Lives Were Woven by Wars and Wilderness Places, and Tied by the Peace of Family and Faith.

As the 1840s bring conflict to the Pacific Northwest’s rugged Columbia Country, new challenges face Marie Dorion Venier Toupin: the wife, mother, and Ioway Indian woman who crossed the Rocky Mountains with the Astor Expedition, the first big fur trapping expedition after Lewis and Clark’s. On French Prairie in the newly forming Oregon Territory, Marie strives to meet the needs of her conflict-ridden neighbors: British settlers and Americans, missionaries and disease-stricken natives, fur trappers and French Canadian farming families, and the surviving natives of the region.

At the same time, as a mother, Marie must weave together the threads of an unraveling family. One daughter compares and judges as she seeks to find her place; another reaches for elusive evidence of her mother’s love. Marie’s memories are threatened with the emergence of a figure from the past. In the midst of this turmoil, Marie discovers an empowering spiritual truth: Unconditional love can shed light on even the darkest places in the heart.
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781578565016
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $35.00
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About the author

JANE KIRKPATRICK

Jane Kirkpatrick is a best-selling, award-winning author whose previous historical novels include All Together in One Place and Christy Award finalist A Tendering in the Storm. An international keynote speaker, she has earned regional and national recognition for her stories based on the lives of actual people, including the prestigious Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Hall of Fame. Jane is a Wisconsin native who since 1974 has lived in Eastern Oregon, where she and her husband, Jerry, ranch 160 rugged acres.

Also by JANE KIRKPATRICK

All Together in One Place
No Eye Can See
What Once We Loved
A Name of Her Own
Every Fixed Star
A Clearing in the Wild
A Tendering in the Storm
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Praise for Hold Tight the Thread

--B.J. Hoff, author of The American Anthem series and An Emerald Ballad

“Hold Tight the Thread is such a satisfying ending to a wonderful trilogy on the life of such a memorable woman, Marie Dorion. I learned so much even as I felt a range of emotions —sad, happy, bittersweet, and triumphant. I love this book!”

--Linda Hall, author of Steal Away and Chat Room

“Jane Kirkpatrick writes from a depth and richness of detailed research and from a genuine affection and respect for her characters. She gives us strong, admirable women with sensitive spirits, courage, and the capacity for unconditional love. Hold Tight the Thread is a thoughtful, skillfully prepared feast for those of us always hungry for more quality historical fiction. Like her other novels, this is a story that allows us to experience the struggles and adventures and faith of another time through characters we can learn to know–and love.”