Books ‘n’ Such – What Can the Struggles of a Woman in the 1850’s Teach Us about Our Own Lives?
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Diane Eble interviews Jane Kirkpatrick, author of Mending at the Edge | ![]() |
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| Diane Eble interviews best-selling and award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick as they discuss Jane’s Change and Cherish Series, comprised of three novels, the last of which is her newest, A Mending at the Edge. The trilogy is based on the true story of Emma Giesy, a 1850s woman of courage who came West and helped settle Washington coast’s Willapa Bay area. Discover how the struggles Emma dealt with then—in 1850—are like the struggles that modern women face now. |
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