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Sneak Peek
Archive: Jane Kirkpatrick
SNEAK PEEK: Where Lilacs Still Bloom by Jane Kirkpatrick

One woman, an impossible dream, and the faith it took to see it through.
Click here to download the first chapter of Where Lilacs Still Bloom now.
Hulga Klager’s life-long passion for beauty and knowledge becomes the story of how the generosity of sharing one’s gifts transforms the lives of family, a community, and far beyond.
Click here to download the first chapter of Where Lilacs Still Bloom now.
NEWS: “The Daughter’s Walk” Inspires Community To Walk For Charity
Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick is featured on Oregon’s KTVZ News, highlighting how her latest historical novel, The Daughter’s Walk, is the inspiration behind a community’s walk to benefit a local charity. Click here to read more and watch the feature.
NEWS: Interview With Award-Winning Author, Jane Kirkpatrick, Discusses “The Daughter’s Walk”
Critically acclaimed author, Jane Kirkpatrick, discusses The Daughter’s Walk with award-winning writer, producer, actor and playwright Dmae Roberts on Stage and Studio. Click here to listen to her interview.
AWARD: A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick
Congratulations to Jane Kirkpatrick, winner of the WILLA Literary Award for A Flickering Light!
The 2010 WILLA Literary Award represents the best of 2009 published literature for women’s stories set in the American West. Women Writing the West is the underwriter and annual presenter of this nationally recognized award.
Chosen by professional librarians, historians, and university affiliated educators, the winning authors and their books will be honored at Rancho de los Caballeros, Wickenburg, AZ, October 15-17, 2010.
NEWS: “An Absence So Great” Background for Pioneer Woman Photo
Copies of award winning author Jane Kirkpatrick’s newest book, An Absence so Great, are the background for popular blogger Ree Drummond’s recent stop at Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, OR. Click here to check it out!
DOWNLOAD: An interview with Jane Kirkpatrick
Known for her unique insights into the exploration of community, family and faith of actual historical women, Jane Kirkpatrick’s novels always share the “story behind the story.” Click here to download an interview with Jane on her newest novel, An Absence So Great.
SNEAK PEEK: An Absence So Great, A Novel
Download and read the first chapter of An Absence So Great here!
At the turn of the century, eighteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele has moved to Milwaukee in search of a fresh start. Though inspired by a new opportunity to operate photography studios for those who have fallen ill to mercury poisoning, a piece of her past she’s trying hard to forget makes its way into the foreground of her life.
An Absence So Great is the last book in the Portraits of the Heart series by best selling novelist, Jane Kirkpatrick.
Download and read the first chapter of An Absence So Great here!







