Already well-versed in the natural healing properties of herbs and oils, Jennie Pickett longs to become a doctor. But the Oregon frontier of the 1870s doesn’t approve of such innovations as women attending medical school. To leave grief and guilt behind, as well as support herself and her challenging young son, Jennie cares for an elderly woman using skills she’s developed on her own. When her patient dies, Jennie discovers that her heart has become entangled with the woman’s widowed husband, a man many years her senior. Their unlikely romance may lead her to her ultimate goal–but the road will be winding and the way forward will not always be clear. Will Jennie find shelter in life’s storms? Will she discover where healing truly lives?
Through her award-winning, layered storytelling, New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick invites readers to leave behind their preconceived notions about love and life as they, along with Jennie, discover that dreams may be deferred–but they never really die. Based on a true story.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: All She Left Behind
Book Author: Jane Kirkpatrick
What do you like about this book:
"Dreams delayed are not always dreams destroyed."
In our world of happily-ever-afters, "All She Left Behind" stands as a testament to the value of a solitary life; a woman who dreamed big dreams in spite of her limitations, who loved deeply and lost everything she held dear; who valiantly fought to recover, reclaim and respond to the precious gift of second chances.
Jennie Pickett absolutely loves the art of healing. Aspiring to boldly step forward into the field of medicine with an already vast knowledge of natural remedies (not an easy venture for a woman in the 1870s), she has no encouragement from her husband and barely an acknowledgement from her family. When reduced to near poverty, she assumes a debt by caring for a very ill woman whose kind husband is known through-out the Oregon frontier for his generosity and philanthropic achievements.
What lies ahead is a vast unknown, what she will leave behind is a legacy.
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