{"id":136,"date":"2008-04-07T17:57:14","date_gmt":"2008-04-07T23:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/\/?p=136"},"modified":"2008-04-07T18:07:48","modified_gmt":"2008-04-08T00:07:48","slug":"a-clearing-in-the-wild-by-jane-kirkpatrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"A Clearing in the Wild by Jane Kirkpatrick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#000080\"><strong>Book Review: <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/acitw.jpg\" title=\"A Clearing in the Wild by Jane Kirkpatrick\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/acitw.jpg\" title=\"A Clearing in the Wild by Jane Kirkpatrick\" alt=\"A Clearing in the Wild by Jane Kirkpatrick\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1578567343\/\" title=\"A Clearing in the Wild by Jane Kirkpatrick\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A Clearing in the Wild<\/strong>  <\/a><\/em>is the first volume of Jane Kirkpatrick&#8217;s Change and Cherish Historical Series and is based on a true story.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Wagner was an outspoken young woman who lived in the Utopian separatist community of Bethel, Missouri during the 1850&#8217;s.  As a newlywed, she elected to accompany her husband Christian Giesy as he led a group of scouts to find  new land for the community in the Oregon territory.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1578567343\/\" title=\"A Clearing in the Wild by Jane Kirkpatrick\" target=\"_blank\">A Clearing in the Wild<\/a><\/strong> <\/em>chronicles the trials and tribulations of the Bethel group during their journey and after their arrival and attempt to establish a new community. Emma&#8217;s struggles with blindly following the autocratic leader of Bethel, her well-intentioned but sometimes foolish choices, and the couple&#8217;s spiritual growth and love as they learn to depend on the Lord and each other are described honestly and believably.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed reading  <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1578567343\/\" title=\"A Clearing in the Wild by Jane Kirkpatrick\" target=\"_blank\">A Clearing in the Wild<\/a><\/em><\/strong> and would recommend it to anyone who loves historical fiction.<\/p>\n<p>I will review the next volume of the series <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1578567351\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>A Tendering in the Storm<\/strong><\/em><\/a> next Monday, April 14 and the final volume <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1578569796\/\" title=\"A Mending at the Edge by Jane Kirkpatrick\" target=\"_blank\">A Mending at the Edge<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>along<em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>with a book giveaway on Monday, April 21.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000080\"><strong>About the Author:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/kirkpatrick_jane.gif\" title=\"Jane Kirkpatrick\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/kirkpatrick_jane.gif\" title=\"Jane Kirkpatrick\" alt=\"Jane Kirkpatrick\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><strong>Jane Kirkpatrick<\/strong> is the best-selling author of two nonfiction books and eleven historical novels, including Oregon Book Award Finalist<strong> <\/strong><em>A Name of Her Own <\/em>and the acclaimed Kinship and Courage series.<em> <\/em>Her award-winning essays and articles have appeared in more than fifty publications, including <em>Daily Guideposts<\/em> and <em>Decision.<\/em> A winner of the coveted Western Heritage Wrangler Award, Jane is a licensed clinical social worker as well as an internationally recognized speaker and inspirational retreat leader. She and her husband, Jerry, ranch 160 acres in eastern Oregon. <em>(from the Random House website)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Review: A Clearing in the Wild is the first volume of Jane Kirkpatrick&#8217;s Change and Cherish Historical Series and is based on a true story. Emma Wagner was an outspoken young woman who lived in the Utopian separatist community of Bethel, Missouri during the 1850&#8217;s. 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