The Tender Ties Historical Series

By Jane Kirkpatrick

            Roundup Magazine says "Jane Kirkpatrick's stories tug at a reader's heartstrings" and describes her as being  "well known for her poetic prose as well as her historical accuracy." She certainly lives up to that praise in this series. 

The Tender Ties Historical Series includes Ms. Kirkpatrick's tenth, eleventh and twelfth books.  The three books are full of strong, well-developed and memorable characters presented in smooth, beautifully crafted prose.  They are a treat to read and impossible to put down. Each of the three books can stand alone as fine stories in their own right, but together they give the reader an in-depth understanding of Marie Toupin and an inspiring respect for the courage and strength of which women are capable.

I had the opportunity to read the three books in order, one after the other.  That was a treat and is the best way to enjoy reading them.  However, individually or as volume one, two and three of the Tender Ties Historical series: the story of the life of Marie Dorian Toupin, Jane Kirkpatrick has given her readers another triumph

(1) A Name of Her Own

By Jane Kirkpatrick

ISBN 1-57856-499-9

WaterBrook Press

Colorado Springs, Colorado

2002, paper, 382 pages, $13.99

            In A Name of Her Own Marie forges a friendship with Sacagawea as she and her family cross the continent in a fur expedition into the northwest.