Wednesday, October 2, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
AUTHOR: Books portray
pioneering life in
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social work from University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
she moved to Oregon, where
she worked in the disabilities
field, serving as the director of
the Deschutes County mental
health program for 10 years.
Later, while living on
the homestead, Kirkpatrick
worked for 17 years as a
mental health and early child-
hood specialist on the Warm
Springs Indian Reservation.
She also began her writing
career, while <attempting
to grow grapes, alfalfa, and
cattle.=
In the fall of 2010, the
Kirkpatricks and their two
dogs made another life-
changing move 4 back to
Bend. They now live on small
acreage between Bend and
Redmond.
<There is a season for
everything,= she said.
Their seasons on the ranch
changed their lives, and they
are now experiencing new
adventures in writing and life.
Kirkpatrick9s many his-
torical novels, most based
on the lives of actual people,
speak of timeless themes of
hardiness, faith, commitment,
hope, and love, and many
center around a strong female
character.
Her latest novel, <One
More River to Cross= (2019),
is the story of the Stevens-
Murphy-Townsend party
that left Missouri in 1844,
two years before the ill-fated
Donner Party, to be the first
wagons into California though
the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Mostly Irish Catholics, the
party sought religious free-
dom and education in the
mission-dominated land.
They enjoyed a safe journey 3
until October 3 when a heavy
snowstorm forced difficult
decisions, the first of many for
young Mary Sullivan; newly-
wed Sarah Montgomery; the
widow Ellen Murphy; and
her pregnant sister-in-law,
Maolisa.
Kirkpatrick will discuss
<One More River to Cross=
at her Saturday, October 19,
presentation at the Sisters
Middle School. She will relate
the story of <the ferries we
need in life to cross troubled
waters.=
On display at the middle
school on Saturday will be a
collection of quilts created by
the Undercover Quilters Book
Club based on Kirkpatrick9s
books. The group of 12, which
started in 2009, is located in
Bend. They love to quilt and
they love books, so they have
combined the two activities.
Every month they read a book
and every year they choose
one of the books to interpret
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Jane Kirkpatrick will be featured
at the Sisters Festival of Books.
in cloth. Their quilts have
been exhibited at the Sisters
Outdoor Quilt Show.
The author 9s newest
book, with the working title,
<Something Worth Doing,=
has just been submitted to her
publisher. The story is about
Oregon suffragette leader
Abigail Scott Duniway and
her family, who came west
from Illinois on the Oregon
Trail in 1852. Abigail was 14
years old and her father, John
Tucker Scott, made her the
main keeper of the trail jour-
nal for the family. Kirkpatrick
might also chat about going
between fiction and non-fic-
tion writing.
According to Paulina
Springs Books owner Lane
Jacobson, the Saturday author
readings at the middle school
will generally consist of <an
author reading from their
work, talking about inspira-
tion/process, and a Q & A.=
Jacobson stressed, however,
that <the allotted time is for
them to use however they
please.= Some might incorpo-
rate an A/V component, oth-
ers may just talk off-the-cuff.
Kirkpatrick9s session is
scheduled for 9:30-10:20
a.m., in Room C. She will be
available to sign books right
after her presentation.
Saturday, October 19, 9:30
a.m. to 6:30 p.m., will be a
full day of author readings,
presentations, and signings,
complete with a pop-up book-
store featuring authors9 books
and some other favorites.
Snacks will be available for
purchase throughout the day.
Tickets for single events
and all-festival passes are
available at www.sistersfob.
com, as is the complete lineup
of authors and full sched-
ule of events over the week-
end. Proceeds will benefit
the Sisters Festival of Books
scholarship fund for gradu-
ating Sisters High School
seniors.
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