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THE MEMORY WEAVER by Jane Kirkpatrick

"An inspiring story about forgiveness"

By: Jane Kirkpatrick

Genres: Historical

Posted: October 16, 2015

Eliza Spalding Warren was just ten-years-old when she became a hostage of the Cayuse Indians during the Whitman massacre in 1847. Now an adult raising her own children, she must learn to overcome her past as her husband moves the family close to the area where she was captured. While trying to do as her mother would, Eliza tries to let go of old memories, but when she finally reads her mother's journals, Eliza realizes her memories may not be trustworthy, and learns she must forgive in order to move on.

I always enjoy reading a story by Jane Kirkpatrick because she is such a wonderful storyteller who is able to bring her characters, her settings, and history to life. I wasn't disappointed with THE MEMORY WEAVER. Eliza Spalding Warren is a wonderful character who grows through forgiveness and healing. Even when she is hard to like, the reader can relate to her emotions and distress. In the end, it was hard not to be amazed by such a strong yet flawed character. Kirkpatrick doesn't forget her other characters either, and all are easy to connect with. The setting is written like a painting, and readers will get a clear picture of Eliza's travels and homes.

Kirkpatrick includes a bit more faith and religion to this story than her others, but it fits with Eliza and her family, and is woven in so well that it doesn't take away from the story at all. Based on true events, THE MEMORY WEAVER blends historical facts and fiction to create an inspiring story about forgiveness and the realization that memories aren't always what they seem.

Book Summary

Based on true events, THE MEMORY WEAVER is New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick's latest literary journey into the past, where threads of western landscapes, family, and faith weave a tapestry of hope inside every pioneering woman's heart. Readers will find themselves swept up in this emotional story of the memories that entangle us and the healing that awaits us when we bravely unravel the threads of the past.

Eliza Spalding Warren was just a child when she was taken hostage by the Cayuse Indians during a massacre in 1847. Now the young mother of two children, Eliza faces a different kind of dislocation; her impulsive husband wants them to make a new start in another territory, which will mean leaving her beloved home and her departed mother's grave--and returning to the land of her captivity. Eliza longs to know how her mother, an early missionary to the Nez Perce Indians, dealt with the challenges of life with a sometimes difficult husband and with her daughter's captivity.

When Eliza is finally given her mother's diary, she is stunned to find that her own memories are not necessarily the whole story of what happened. Can she lay the dark past to rest and move on? Or will her childhood memories always hold her hostage?

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The Memory Weaver by Jane Kirkpatrick

The Memory Weaver

by: Jane Kirkpatrick

Revell
September 1, 2015
On Sale: September 1, 2015
Featuring: Eliza Spalding Warren
352 pages
ISBN: 0800722329
EAN: 9780800722326
Kindle: B00XNJGKXQ
Hardcover / e-Book

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