Treasured Grace

Tracie Peterson Begins Compelling New Series Set on the 1840s Frontier

Grace Martindale has known more than her share of hardship. After her parents died, raising her two younger sisters became her responsibility. A hasty marriage to a minister who is heading to the untamed West seemed like an opportunity for a fresh start, but a cholera outbreak along the wagon trail has left Grace a widow in a very precarious position.

Having learned natural remedies and midwifery from her mother, Grace seeks an opportunity to use her skills for the benefit of others. So when she and her sisters arrive at the Whitman mission in "Oregon Country," she decides to stay rather than push on.

With the help of Alex Armistead, a French-American fur trapper, Grace begins to provide care for her neighbors, including some of the native populace. But not everyone welcomes her skills--or her presence--and soon Grace finds herself and those she loves in more danger than she imagined possible.

Before reading this book it would be good to read up on Whiteman Mission and the massacre of 1847 It will help you understand and fill in the missing details so you can enjoy the story more. You will get to know and see photographs the many real people that are also characters in Tracie Peterson’s rendition of the lives of Native Americans and Pioneer Americans, their struggles, their hopes, their deaths, their loves, and their faith. Online you get photos and drawings of the mission, from 1847 and today. It is now a national historical site. . Prayer and faith are prevalent themes throughout the book. It emphasizes how important it is to have faith that God is there for you in the bad times and the good.

I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys historical fiction.

This book was given to me by BETHANY HOUSE PUBLISHERS per their blogger program.