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Our 7 Qtpies

April 21, 2008

The Change and Cherish series~ A Bloggy Giveaway!


Update** A winner has been chosen! It was #6 on the random number generator! Congratulations, Sandra! She has been emailed.

Have I ever mentioned that I have the best job in the world? I get to stay home with my 7 kids AND review books and products! I am so glad to have the Bloggy Giveaways going on to share this book with you.

A Tendering in the Storm is the third book in the Change and Cherish series by Jane Kirkpatrick. The day the books got to my house I holed up in my room and started reading. My family was getting quite peeved because I could not put the books down! I was so emotionally vested in the life of Emma Giesy, a feisty pioneering woman. The books are based on the real life of Emma Giesy who grew up in a commune and then helped lead the way for the commune to move out west. She struggled with the sharing everything with the commune over the years, but her husband was quite devoted to it in the beginning. In the end, Emma found a way to live there but to still keep a piece of herself.

The first two books were tear-jerkers and very exciting. I could not wait to devour A Mending at the Edge. In this book you found relationships restored, and peace found. Not that Emma had complete happiness, but she found a way to be happy with the way her life was.

A Clearing in the Wild
Spirited young Emma Wagner chafes at the constraints of her 1850s religious community, which values conformity over independent thought, especially in women. Skeptical of the colony’s growing emphasis on preparing for “the last days,” Emma clashes with their increasingly autocratic leader—and faces the unexpected consequences of pursuing independence.

A Tendering in the Storm
This lyrical novel, based on an historical figure of the 1800s, follows the spirited and intelligent Emma Giesy, who achieves her goal of separating her family from the repressive religious community in which she grew up. But unexpected and dire consequences leave her family—and her faith—struggling to survive.

A Mending at the Edge
This richly textured novel, the third in the acclaimed Change and Cherish series, follows the historical figure of Emma Wagner Giesy, who chafes under the restrictions of her 1860s religious colony. When her bid to belong in her unique way unravels her most precious relationships, she seeks new ways to stitch meaning into her life.


Author Bio: Jane Kirkpatrick is the best-selling author of two nonfiction books and fourteen historical novels, including the popular Kinship and Courage series. Her award-winning writing has appeared in more than fifty publications, including Sports Afield and Decision. She’s won the coveted Western Heritage Wrangler Award, an honor shared by such writers as Larry McMurtry and Barbara Kingsolver. Jane is a licensed clinical social worker as well as an internationally recognized speaker. She and her husband, Jerry, ranch 160 acres in eastern Oregon.


Would you like to win a copy of A Mending at the Edge?

Please leave a comment if you are a U.S. resident or military APO, FPO. (sorry internationals, look at my header, I have 7 kids, they eat all our money!)
I will close comments late Friday April 25. I will announce the winner over the weekend. You know, after I make up for the week of ignoring my family because I am entering 889 giveaways or so.

49 people think my kids are qtpies:

Laura Paxton said...

I LOVE historical fiction! I'm drooling right now...please count me in!!!

MamaGames - Alexa C. said...

I love any new story to sink my teeth into! Thanks for the giveaway!

michelle said...

You know I am always up for a good book.

Hey! Look at me! I am on #212. Catch me if you can!!! (grin)

I would love to be entered in your giveaway.

Michelle
www.northofthe49.com
michelle (at) northofthe49 (dot) com

Ronnica said...

I saw this on another blog as well...looks interesting!

Kimberly Carpenter said...

Sounds like a really good book. Count me in!

Sandra said...

Not that I have the time to read or anything but I would love to think that I do. These look like great books.

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HilLesha O'Nan said...

I love christian books. :)

phxbne said...

Sounds interesting - Thanks for your giveaway!

Angela said...

HAHAH Will be entering them all too and trying to keep up with Connor's blog party.. so yeh its going o be a busy weekend!!!

Id love to win a copy btw :)

Nise' said...

Always on the look out for new books/authors. Thank you.

Queen B said...

I love to find new authors!! Thanks!!

Richelle said...

Count me in, please!

Anonymous said...

I love books. Please enter me.

Pam

afriend@netcommander.com

windycindy said...

Hi, I have read so many good things about this author and this series of books! I really enjoy reading historical fiction. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

noreen said...

I would love to read this story

Jessica said...

Great giveaway! Count us in!

Workship said...

I love reading! Enter me. :-)
Thanks

Momnerd said...

How did you get a job like that? I love to read and read really fast but can't find anyone to give me a job reading. I'm so jealous!

Anonymous said...

Looks like a great read!

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Anonymous said...

I'd love to win thanks!
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Anonymous said...

These books sound so interesting! I would love to win that book! monk5@charter.net

Anonymous said...

I would like this book too

Anonymous said...

These sound great! Count me in!
Kathy
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CanCan said...

I like historical fiction! This series looks great!

frugallm said...

I'm sure I could hole up and read this as soon as it came in the mail! Sounds wonderful!

Anonymous said...

This sounds like a great book. :)

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Wendy said...

I'm always up for a good book. Count me in!

Anonymous said...

I have been so busy with the kids I haven't had a chance to look for a good book to read. These books here look like they would appeal to me.

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Bebemiqui said...

Great giveaway! Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com

Julie said...

Historical fiction is my favorite.

Anonymous said...

What wonderful books! I gotta win this!

Unknown said...

Please enter me. I enjoy historical fiction and think I would like this one. Thanks so much! :)

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Suzie Williams said...

These books sound really good. I could use some new books to read while nursing my son.

Tammy said...

Thanks for the chance, you and I both, will have some relationship mending to do by Friday evening lol!

Unknown said...

Please count me in. Would love to add these to my collection!

Anonymous said...

i love historical fiction and a good book :)

susan1215 said...

soubds like a great book

Cindy said...

Looks like a great series. Thanks for entering me.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like an interesting read! Thanks for offering it!

Tamara (AK)
mrshuntinak AT msn DOT com

ps - Btw, I'm a mom of 7 also and relish the thought of being "holed up" with a great read! Just 15 (or even 10 or 5) min. is so refreshing! ;-)

Jinxy and Me said...

Thanks for the giveaway!

Julie Donahue said...

I'm not a mom of 7 (only 3), but my Mama is the mom of 7. And today is her 70th birthday.

lydia said...

Count me in please!

I love that you love all your kids and proclaim that they are indeed a blessing!

Anonymous said...

I always love to read a good book. Thanks.
Heidi
sweet_soul_sistermi@yahoo.com

The Chatty Housewife said...

I would love to win this! Thank you so much for the giveaway! nw_wife(at)hotmail(dot)com

Erica G said...

I'd love to win!

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Anonymous said...

I have 7 kids too! 2 boys and 5 girls. I've tried entering the bloggy giveaways too, there are way too many and I've spent too much time on the computer! my daughter will turn 12 tomorrow, it's also the homeschool book sale and we're having a slumber party, so the computer will be resting :)
but I'd love to win the book!!

Unknown said...

I too have 7 children 5 boys than 2 girls

Peculiar said...

Never heard of the author or the books, but they sound interesting. I'd love to try historical/Christian fiction. I usually read non-fiction. Count me in. thanks

Anonymous said...

I love to read and this looks like a good book.
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