Across the Crying Sands

By Jane Kirkpatrick

Book Overview

A Tale of Uncharted Adventure and Discovery Inspired by a True Story

In 1888 Mary Edwards Gerritse is a witty and confident young woman who spends as much time as possible outdoors on the rugged Oregon coast where she and her husband, John, have settled. The two are a formidable pair who are working hard to prove their homesteading claim and build a family. But as Mary faces struggles of young motherhood and questions about her family of origin, she realizes that life is far from the adventure she imagined it would be.

After losing the baby she's carrying, grief threatens Mary, but she finds an unconventional way to bring joy back into her life--by taking over a treacherous postal route. As Mary becomes the first female mail carrier to traverse the cliff-hugging mountain trails and remote Crying Sands Beach, with its changing tides and sudden squalls, she recaptures the spark she lost and discovers that a life without risk is no life at all.

"Jane Kirkpatrick's writing evokes a powerful sense of the challenges and strengths of women who settled the West."--SANDRA DALLAS, New York Times bestselling author

In this inspirational historical Christian novel, a pioneer female mail carrier lives a life of resilience, including grappling with grief and the loss of a child and facing the challenges of frontier life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800746090
• ISBN13: 9780800746094
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Good Friends and Family Secrets

5 stars, Good Friends and Family Secrets ACROSS THE CRYING SANDS (WOMEN OF CANNON BEACH SERIES, BOOK ONE) by Jane Kirkpatrick This is the story of Mary and John, a young couple in love, who are engaged to be married. They will be homesteading on the rugged coast in the late 1800s, on the Oregon near Astoria. They are good friends with Herbert (Herbie) who is a younger son from England, who is trying to make his own fortune. Mary's best friend is Jewell, who is a Clatsop-Nehalem Indian who lives with her beloved grandfather, near Mary. As I read this book, I felt like every five pages, I was marking qq (quotable quotes) The way with words of this author is quite fascinating. Quotable Quotes: ...stomach trolls and bone sprites...and thought thieves...; ...vowing to be there, no matter how...; ...Holy Jumblies...; ...taking care of a dog is like preparing your heart for loss, same with a horse...; ...sleeper wave...; ...(a baby being born) was more monumental than delivering a stove... Every book of Jane Kirkpatrick's that I've read, I've liked. I love most of them. She has a unique way of blending fact and fiction together into a compelling story. Her stories all have a strong female protagonist, drawing you into their story, so you wish you could be just like them. Her stories are standalones. Highly recommend. I received a complimentary copy of #AcrosstheCryingSands from #JaneKirkpatrick #NetGalley #Revell I was not obligated to post a review. #pacificnorthwest #Indians #standalone #bingedbook #strongfemaleprotagonist #ClatsopNehalemIndians #AstoriaOregon #PortlandOregon #Oregon #lighthouses #mystery #tsunami #inspirationalfiction #inspyfiction #ChristianFiction #BakerPublishing #packhorsemailcarrier #WomenofCannonBeachSeries #England #homesteading #lossofchild #basedonatruestory