Where Lilacs Still Bloom
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Where Lilacs Still Bloom by Jane Kirkpatrick
One woman, an impossible dream, and the faith it took to see it through, inspired by the life of Hulda KlagerGerman immigrant and farm wife Hulda Klager possesses only an eighth-grade education--and a burning desire to create something beautiful. What begins as a hobby to create an easy-peeling apple for her pies becomes Hulda's driving purpose: a time-consuming interest in plant hybridization that puts her at odds with family and community, as she challenges the early twentieth-century expectations for a simple housewife.
Through the years, seasonal floods continually threaten to erase her Woodland, Washington garden and a series of family tragedies cause even Hulda to question her focus. In a time of practicality, can one person's simple gifts of beauty make a difference?
Based on the life of Hulda Klager, Where Lilacs Still Bloom is a story of triumph over an impossible dream and the power of a generous heart.
"Beauty matters... it does. God gave us flowers for a reason. Flowers remind us to put away fear, to stop our rushing and running and worrying about this and that, and for a moment, have a piece of paradise right here on earth."
Jane Kirkpatrick is an Oregon author whose work includes the three novels Love to Water My Soul, A Sweetness to the Soul, and Homestead. A Sweetness to the Soul earned the author and publisher the Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Center as the Outstanding Western Novel of 1995. Her award-winning essays have appeared in over fifty magazines and newspapers across the country. She is a clinical social worker, speaker, and teacher. Jane and her husband, Jerry, live on a remote ranch in Eastern Oregon. A Gathering of Finches is the third book in her compelling historical novel series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781400074303 |
| ISBN 10 | 1400074304 |
| Title | Where Lilacs Still Bloom |
| Author | Jane Kirkpatrick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) |
| Year published | 2012-04-17 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Prizes | Winner of Carol Award (Historical) 2013 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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