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Love to Water My Soul (Dreamcatcher)
Based on historical characters and events, Love to Water My Soul recounts the dramatic story of an abandoned white child rescued by Indians. Among Oregon's Paiute people, Shell Flower seeks love and a place of belonging...only to be cast away from her home.
A remakable story of God's constancy and provision for all lovers of history, romance and faith...
Based on historical...more
A remakable story of God's constancy and provision for all lovers of history, romance and faith...
Based on historical...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
November 11th 2009
by Multnomah
(first published June 26th 1996)
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THis was an interesting 'historical fiction'. It starts out pretty heavy emotionally. The protagonist is abandoned by her family on a wagon train headed westward and 'rescued' by an indian tribe. Her story is very pitiful and depressing, however, because this is told from her point of view as an adult whose life turns out well, she maintains an incredible uplifting, hopeful attitude throughout the telling. This is what impressed me most about the character. He ability to overcome any bitterness,...more
Awesome writer. Once again I was mesmerized by a Jane Kirkpatrick story. Beside the fact that I now reside close to the area where her story is set, I was totally absorbed by the historical and descriptive way this writer sets the stage and script of her characters on paper. This tale is written about the Native American Indians love of the land and their plight but is told by a white child who was found, abandoned and brought up by the native peoples. I am glad I own this book.
Excellent book! Kirkpatrick's novels are detail-oriented and I love getting details to create a vivid picture in my imagination of the characters. The novel is about a child separated from a wagon train and being found by Indians. She struggles with a need to belong and the isolation of being an "outsider". She dreams of one day finding her family. I won't spoil it by mentioning too much more about the plot, but it caused me to think of what it means to "belong" and how ...more
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I'm only part way through it. I find I'm reading it more to glean anthropological tidbits and geographic features, than I am for the story. The story is okay, it's just not what's really pulling me along. I'm curious about the tribes, the tribal locations, and reflecting on this fictional history as it relates places that I've been.
This author is a genius in her storytelling of historical fiction. You feel like you are watching a movie in that era of time and really see how it was with the Native American Indian culture. You hear it in the mind of this kind white child who is trying so hard to fit in and belong. She is trying to get along and stay away from trouble . Its very interesting to me how she sees in her mind, amazing writing. I'm thrilled to find this author has many books. this is my first one written by this a...more
Strange, I just got this random book for free at a garage sale. They only had 1 book and since I just read Glamorama (a truly pathetic bit of drivel) I took it off their hands.
When I got hope and looked at the author's name I recognized it as the same author of a random signed book I purchased in a tiny desert town in Oregon. This one is signed too.
I gather Jane Kirkpatrick is from the Oregon desert and a real rancher. Probably tough as nails but sweet as can be. So far it's about a li...more
When I got hope and looked at the author's name I recognized it as the same author of a random signed book I purchased in a tiny desert town in Oregon. This one is signed too.
I gather Jane Kirkpatrick is from the Oregon desert and a real rancher. Probably tough as nails but sweet as can be. So far it's about a li...more
I enjoyed this historical fiction of Oregon Trail pioneers and American Indians. She is a Pacific NW Author and does an excellent job of mixing true stories and events with her fictional stories. She explains what is real for each story.
This book was really good. It took me a long time to actually get into the book and enjoy the story. It's about a girl, starting from the age of three, and it continues until she gets to be an adult. The whole book is about her coming to accept herself for who she is. When she was three, her parents were heading on the Oregon Trail up to somewhere new. She got left behind and Indians found her. She was in two different tribes. A big chunk of the first half is when she is with the second half. I ...more
I read this book last year for book club. I really enjoyed it, although a lot of the details are but a faded memory now. I do recommend it though...
I love Kirkpatrick's historical fiction based on true stories set in the Pacific NW. There's always a great spiritual moral/lesson to boot.
This book swept me up into the settling of the American West and being a white girl orphaned with the Native Americans. A great tale.
I love Jane Kirkpatrick! Always clean with underlying religious messages. This book was especially good and had a great romance!
This is one of my favorite books. A true story of a lost child.
I think I liked this better than the prior novel in this series. I appreciated the reliance on God that the main character came to know. It is not an LDS book, but I liked how her faith got her through difficult circumstances.
all time favorite of hers, wonderful.
Really great story
I did not care for the first book in this series. However, I liked this book quite a bit. The two books are linked in that a minor character in the first book is the main character in this book. I almost didn't read this one, because the first one (A Sweetness to the Soul) wasn't that great.
I previously read another series that Jane Kirkpatrick wrote - the Kinship and Courage series. I really liked that. There are three books in the series, and each is a continuation of the previous ...more
I previously read another series that Jane Kirkpatrick wrote - the Kinship and Courage series. I really liked that. There are three books in the series, and each is a continuation of the previous ...more
This book was a harder reading then I am used to. If you like a book about the 1700-1800 years this is a book for you. It has history but also a love story all in one. I am not used to reading books like this but I forced myself and ended up liking it. The ending is really good and parts of it is a tear jerker.
Enjoy!!
Enjoy!!
This held my interst for the duration of the book. It stirred emotions and especially with regards to historical facts on the treatment of native americans. This book also made me think about way things have changed not only for Native Americans but for all groups of people. I liked the book.
Paiute Indians in Southern Oregon raised shell Flower after she was left behind by the wagon train her family was traveling with. The books follows Shell Flower through life as she tries to fit in with her adoptive family and then is cast away from the only family that she remembers.
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This was a great story. I especially liked the first half when she lived with the indians. Beautifully written. The characters were very descriptive. The main character, Asiam, is a great example of love, patience, forgiving, hopeful, faithful and hard working.
This was my favorite of the Dreamcatcher series. It was gripping from the first page. Based on a true story, I found it to be incredibly moving. God was truly watching over this girl.
I love this book as it talks about every day life for Indians -- not the hype or the the TV ways of living, but real day to day life. That's the anthropologist showing in me!
I just read this book for a book group. I love the symbolism in the story, and plan to read the other two in the "collection" by Kirkpatrick. Great novel about the poineer west.
Read this for my book club. This is our 2012 quilt book. We will make quilts inspired by this book, to be finished in August 2012.
My heart ached for the lead character and her story. The ending was improved when I read the notes and saw that it was based on a true story.
This is the companion to A Sweetness to my Soul, it will also not let you go as you follow the characters through their lives.
Wonderful story about a young girl-to-woman journey to "find her place"...in the world, in a family, within herself.
This is one of my favorites! But read "A Sweetness to the Soul" first adn then this one.
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