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  1. Sally Mander
    Arkansas, USA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Delightful Story of Familial Ties
    July 20, 2022
    Sally Mander
    Arkansas, USA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    5 stars, Delightful Story of Familial Ties

    BENEATH THE BENDING SKIES

    by Jane Kirkpatrick

    I love the feeling that the author Jane Kirkpatrick is able to stir up and draw me headlong into her stories. She takes a little true history and weaves a beautiful story around it.

    Mollie promised her mother she'd care for her father James, right before her beloved mother died. Her father married another woman Anne and it falls to Mollie to take care of her new family since her father was gone a lot of the time on extended business trips.

    Mollie falls in love with Peter, her father's business partner. James feels betrayed when the two tell him of their wish to marry. Mollie is heartbroken when her father tells her she can't marry Peter and she has to stay home and take care of him. When James tells Mollie she must do what the Bible teaches, to "obey your father," Mollie is flabbergasted that her father is refusing to let her go so that she can start a family of her own.

    Later on, Mollie lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation. That is my favorite part of this novel. I love the new friends she makes and the new things she learns how to do, while she's there.

    Highly recommend. I like how Ms. Kirkpatrick includes the pronunciations of Indian tribes, so you know how they should be pronounced, like Salish= [Sail-ish], Kootenai= [Coo-ten-i], and Pend d'Oreille=[Pon-door-ray].



    #favoritebooks #favoriteauthor #newrealease2022 #revellbooks @bakerbookhouse #bakerbookhouse

    With much gratefulness and enthusiasm, I received a complimentary copy of #beneaththebendingskies from @revellbooks I was under no obligation to post a review. #1860stimeperiod #historicalfiction #FlatheadIndians #Montana #NezPerceIndians #inspyfiction #coverlove #ChristianFiction #inspirationalfiction #janekirkpatrick @janekirkpatrick
  2. Janis Armstrong
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    March 13, 2009
    Janis Armstrong
    I loved this second book of the series as much as the first. I was completely absorbed in Emma's life and couldn't wait to turn the pages and find out more. I also liked that the historical details were delicately placed to add spice rather than bog down the story.
  3. Cheri Clay
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    October 31, 2007
    Cheri Clay
    You may find yourself just as I did routing for Emma in this page turner but humbled as she was to learn lifes hard lessons and to depend upon the kindness of the very ones she considered her enemies. Multiple lessons for us all are woven within the pages of this novel, the biggest being the lesson of giving and receiving which we all must learn. The second book in the series author Jane Kirkpatrick has done an awesome job of bringing history alive. I truly like the extras included especially the interview with the author that explains so much more of the background. I highly recommend placing this one on your must read list!
  4. Jennifer Dineen
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    August 15, 2007
    Jennifer Dineen
    Jane Kirkpatrick is one of my favorite authors. A Tendering In The Storm is captivating; her descriptive writing style brings the life & times of her characters into plain view for her readers.
  5. Michelle Sutton
    Arizona
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    August 8, 2007
    Michelle Sutton
    Arizona
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    A Tendering in the Storm is a must-read for historical fiction lovers. If you want insight into the hardships from the 19th century pioneers who left everything to move west hoping for a better life, then you'll love this story. If you find oppressive religious groups intriguing, you'll want to check this story out. If you'd like to reflect on how few rights women had in the mid-1860s then this is the book for you! To quote a cliche, We've come a long way, baby! After finding the author's bio and reading that she is a certified social worker, I now see where she got her insight for this book. No dysfunction is easy to understand. All people are complex. But there are certain truths that exist in human nature and the author insightfully captured them all. Her illumination of the human heart and certain domestic issues is superb. I can't say what those issues are or I'll blow part of the storyline, but I will say that the subtly of how people are lured from their good senses--because of sometimes desperate situations--is expertly shown in this novel. I loved this story. It's real. It's deep. It's edgy...and it's not at all boring.
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