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“Jane Kirkpatrick has, almost literally, created her own genre of fiction. Her books enfold…whisper, ‘Let me tell you about a woman who…’ They find a secret place in each of us and bring it gently to the surface.” –Salem Statesman Journal Suzanne felt the tears press at her eyes as the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ruth Martin: a horsewoman and auntie to Jason, Ned, Sarah and mother to Jessie
- Suzanne Cullver: a former photographer and mother to sons Clayton and Sason
- David Taylor: a stage driver
- Jessie: daughter of Ruth Martin and Zane Randolph
- Seth Forrester: a white-collared man (gambler)
- Tipton: daughter of Adora Wilson - age 15
- Lura Schmidtke: a business-woman has son Matthew and daughter Mariah
- Clayton Cullver: Suzannes small son
- Mariah Schmidtke: Lura's daughter and sister to Matthew
- Zane Randolph/Wesley Marks: Ruth Martin's husband and Jessie's father.
- Sarah: Ruth's niece
- Sister Esther Maeves: a contractor for mail-order brides
- Naomi: mail order bride, Celestials
- Elizabeth Mueller: Mazy's mother
- Missy Esther: Add a description of this character.
- Zilah: Celestial - mail order bride
- Jason: Ruth's nephew
- Jeremy Bacon (Taylor): Mazy's husband; David Taylor's father
- Ben: Oltipa's son - native indian baby
- Mazy Bacon: a farmer; Jeremy Bacon (Taylor's) widow
- Oltipa: Wintu Indian woman; mother to Ben
- Charles Wilson: Adora Wilson's son; Tipton's brother
- Matthew Schmidtke: Lura's son and Mariah's brother
- Wesley
- Adora
- Sason Cullver: Suzanne's baby son
- Estelle Williams (Esty): a banker
- : Ruth's nephew
- Mccracken
- Koda: Ruth's horse
- Nehemiah Kossuth: hotel owner and silversmith; Tipton's husband
- Bryce
- Johnny: Cantonese helper working for Suzanne
- Mora
- Wilson
- Crandall
- Shasta
- Sinclair
- Ruth Martin
- Mrs. Bacon
- Sam Dosh: editor, The Courier; Ruth's employer
Quotes edit
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“Best you talk to the Mohawk tribe and the Virginia slaves about our nation's history of reason and greed. And how we use cruelty as a tool to get our way, too. There's a history to ponder.”
Elizabeth Mueller -
“Don't let her put a corset of guilt on you. She likes her own way enough as it is. If Jessie finds out she can get what she wants from you by feeding your regret, you'll have a monster on your hands. She'll be trying to convince you or someone else of all kinds of things, telling them they failed her by not bringing her buckets of joy whenever she thinks she deserves 'em.”
Elizabeth Mueller -
“A good leader is ninety percent inspiration and the ability to spread it like a welcome blanket across people cold and scared and uncertain.”
Seth Forrester
Setting & Locations edit
- California
- Sacramento City
- Wisconsin
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Hong Kong
- States
- Pig
- China
- Concord
- Humboldt
- Vancouver
- Sacramento River
Organizations edit
- Celestials: Group of Chinese mail-order brides.
First Sentence edit
The sucking in of his own breath broke the desert silence.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
1. Eye for an eye
2. A satchel named desire
3. Jane Randolph's choice
4. Breaks
5. God's footstool
6. Looking up
7. Knight of the whip
8. Wide-eyed
9. Set free
10. See what I see
11. A golden spool or a wooden leg
12. Gifts given
13. Being kept
14. Clouded eyes
15. The devil's mill
16. Tearing down the devil's mill
17. Sharpening
18. Journey into purpose
19. Unbound
20. Adequate to embark
21. Kin
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Kinship and Courage Series. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jane Kirkpatrick (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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