The Daughter's Walk: A Novel Audiobook

" This is the true story of a daughter who's life changes because of her obedience to her Mom for good and bad. I liked this book better than I thought I would. I liked Kirkpatrick's writing style - it didn't drag along for me. Very subtle but impactful writing. "

" Was excited about ths historical fiction that mostly took place in Spokane WA during the time of suffrage. It had it's good points and it's very boring points. The main character was a inconsistent. Independent one moment insecure the next. Unrealistic in her hopes one moment and very grounded the next. Wished it would have focused more on the actual walk. It was a time killer is really the best I can give it. "

" A very good book. I'd like to read more about the actual walk she and her mother took and I see that there have been 2 other books written about it. One was written about Helga's gread granddaughter. A good story. "

" Great story, great characters, I couldn't put it down. "

" I really enjoyed this book. I thought it would only be about the trek but it wasn't. It was family relationships, hard times, sadness, triumph and women learning to make it in a man's world. This book is based on a true story, with just enough history thrown in. "

" Interesting that the basic facts of this book are real. Also interesting that the author was able to make a whole life for the two main characters on such limited information. Sort of like Geraldine Brooks. Light Christian Lit. Author spoke at our book club and I always find that enlightening. "

" This is my problem with historical fiction: dwelling too much on the details we know (about the fur industry?) and glossing over the things we don't. I would have liked a lot more about the walk itself. "

" a book club pick. I thought it was interesting, but I was more interested in the secondary characters than the protagonist by the end. "

" I liked it. It was about pride and love and forgiveness, but mostly about family - what it means to be a part of a family. The love. The joy. The pain. The sacrifice that is sometimes necessary. It was uplifting without being preachy or overbearing. It's not a happy story, but I'm glad I read it. "

" Really like anything by Kirkpatrick and enjoy the Northwest history . "

" Great historical fiction book. One of my favorite books by Jane Kirkpatrick ! "

" I really liked the historical aspect of it, and that it was about Spokane where I grew up. It wasn't a page turner, but good enough. Why would they travel across the country by foot? Why would she be shunned by her family? "

" I really enjoyed this book. It's about mothers and daughters and family (both the family-of-origin kind and the family-of-choice kind), and about a young woman learning to be herself at a time when women were expected to tend to the home & family and nothing else. "

" Being published 4/5/2011 "

" I liked this book, but didn't love it. Most of the characters were irritating. I just wanted to make different decisions for them. That said, I did enjoy reading it, and it certainly had some interesting things included. "

" I enjoyed this book but had trouble separating the fact from fiction since this book was based on a true event. I wish I had read the Epilogue first to find out which portions of the story were true and which weren't. "

" Great book. Kept me reading to find out how relationships would be resolved. Would be great book to discuss. What is family? "

" Good book. Amazing to think what some people will go through for their family. Very brave people, "

" Compelling story, but not great literature. I listened to the audio version and the narrator did not do the story justice. But I enjoyed this book very much. "

" This story line had so much potential, however I felt like the author spent too much time on minor, insignificant details. I liked the story, but I became bored about 1/2 way through. "

" Historical Fiction based on the walk of a mother and daughter from Spokane, Washington to New York City to promote women's issues. Parts of the book were quite fascinating and other parts lost my interest. "