{"product_id":"hold-tight-the-thread-9781578565016","title":"Hold Tight the Thread","description":"BASED ON A TRUE STORY \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a land occupied by foreign powers and torn by confusion and conflict, a mother seeks to weave her family and her past into a fabric that will not tear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir Lives Were Woven by Wars and Wilderness Places, and Tied by the Peace of Family and Faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the 1840s bring conflict to the Pacific Northwest's rugged Columbia Country, new challenges face Marie Dorion Venier Toupin: the wife, mother, and Ioway Indian woman who crossed the Rocky Mountains with the Astor Expedition, the first big fur trapping expedition after Lewis and Clark's. On French Prairie in the newly forming Oregon Territory, Marie strives to meet the needs of her conflict-ridden neighbors: British settlers and Americans, missionaries and disease-stricken natives, fur trappers and French Canadian farming families, and the surviving natives of the region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time, as a mother, Marie must weave together the threads of an unraveling family. One daughter compares and judges as she seeks to find her place; another reaches for elusive evidence of her mother's love. Marie's memories are threatened with the emergence of a figure from the past. In the midst of this turmoil, Marie discovers an empowering spiritual truth: Unconditional love can shed light on even the darkest places in the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16152701\"\u003eJane Kirkpatrick\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Waterbrook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.50w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578565016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1578565014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC042030\"\u003eChristian | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC041000\"\u003eBiographical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Kirkpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e is a best-selling author whose novels include the BookSense 76 Selection \u003ci\u003eA Name of Her Own, Every Fixed Star, \u003c\/i\u003eand the acclaimed Kinship and Courage series: \u003ci\u003eAll Together in One Place, No Eye Can See, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhat Once We Loved. \u003c\/i\u003eJane is a winner of the Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Center and National Cowboy Hall of Fame.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eShe is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, inspirational retreat leader, and speaker.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Waterbrook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44695838949613,"sku":"9781578565016","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_20eee758-4248-4285-9a71-d9d64c602c00.jpg?v=1703790403","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/hold-tight-the-thread-9781578565016","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}