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Where Lilacs Still Bloom
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  • Published: 17 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9781400074303
  • Imprint: PRH Christian Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $36.00
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Where Lilacs Still Bloom

A Novel

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Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick brings readers another riveting fictional account of a real pioneer housewife whose love for flowers changed the lives of those around her.

One woman, an impossible dream, and the faith it took to see it through, inspired by the life of Hulda Klager
 
German 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.”
  • Published: 17 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9781400074303
  • Imprint: PRH Christian Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $36.00
Categories:

About the author

JANE KIRKPATRICK

Jane Kirkpatrick is a best-selling, award-winning author whose previous historical novels include All Together in One Place and Christy Award finalist A Tendering in the Storm. An international keynote speaker, she has earned regional and national recognition for her stories based on the lives of actual people, including the prestigious Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Hall of Fame. Jane is a Wisconsin native who since 1974 has lived in Eastern Oregon, where she and her husband, Jerry, ranch 160 rugged acres.
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Praise for Where Lilacs Still Bloom

Praise for Jane Kirkpatrick:

  • "Kirkpatrick is a master at using fiction to illuminate history's truths. This beautiful and compelling work of historical fiction deserves the widest possible audience." --Publishers' Weekly about The Daughter's Walk
  • "Jane Kirkpatrick is a wonderful writer who creates a story full of strong, admirable characters with human flaws." --Francine Rivers, best-selling author
  • "Jane embraces the finest qualities of the human spirit in all her writing. One of America's favorite storytellers." --Sandra Dallas, author of Prayers for Sale

    • Praise for Jane Kirkpatrick:

  • "Kirkpatrick is a master at using fiction to illuminate history's truths. This beautiful and compelling work of historical fiction deserves the widest possible audience." --Publishers' Weekly about The Daughter's Walk
  • "Jane Kirkpatrick is a wonderful writer who creates a story full of strong, admirable characters with human flaws." --Francine Rivers, best-selling author
  • "Jane embraces the finest qualities of the human spirit in all her writing. One of America's favorite storytellers." --Sandra Dallas, author of Prayers for Sale