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Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick takes readers for the journey of a lifetime – the lifetime of Hulda Klager, wife, mother, gardener and amateur botanist – in her fictionalized biography “Where Lilacs Still Bloom.” Based on the life of the... [Read on]
Although Jane Kirkpatrick employs descriptive language and interesting dialogue, there is very little plot to this book. If you think of it as a biography, then you will be in the right mindset to read it. Where Lilacs Still Bloom is charming and... [Read on]
I have the most beautiful book gathering dust on my shelf waiting for me to FINALLY write the review so as to properly shelve it. It has been there for longer than my youngest has been alive. Six or seven months of dust certainly adds up fast.... [Read on]
Where Lilacs Still Bloom is a novel based on a real woman and her life cultivating lilacs. I loved the premise of the story, yet it took me nearly seven months to get through it. The first half of the book was hard for me to read. I just did... [Read on]
This book is based on Hulda Klagger's life and her quest to create beauty in her own garden. Although at first she is no supported by her husband, he begins to understand her passion and her God given gifts. Amidst tragedy and natural disasters... [Read on]
While "Where Lilacs Still Bloom" is a historical fiction book, it has a biography feel to it and it takes place around 1948. Hulda Klager was actualy a real person and she did indeed grow lilacs. She was a German immigrant and love to grow... [Read on]
In Where Lilacs Still Bloom, you will follow the story of Helda as she learns to balance her role as wife and mother along with her love for creating beauty. Every day life and tragedy will circle this historical account woven into a fictional... [Read on]
German immigrant and farm wife Hulda Klager possesses only an eighth-grade education—and a burning desire to create something beautiful. What begins as a hobby to create an easy-peeling apple for her pies becomes Hulda’s driving purpose: a... [Read on]
Review: I had never heard of Hulda Klager before I picked up Where Lilacs Still Bloom, but after reading it, I will never forget her. Hulda was a no excuses kind of woman, full of life and ahead of her time, and Jane Kirkpatrick makes her come... [Read on]
For years, since moving to the NW in 1983, I've wanted to visit Hulda Klager's Lilac Gardens in Woodland, WA. Every year something else has taken precedence over the trip up I-5 in spring. I'm so grateful to Jane Kirkpatrick for at least... [Read on]