Across the Crying Sands

<p><b>A Tale of Uncharted Adventure and Discovery Inspired by a True Story <br/></b><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><b>"Jane Kirkpatrick's writing evokes a powerful sense of the challenges and strengths of women who settled the West."</b>--SANDRA DALLAS<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author<br/><br/><i>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.</i></p>