Review of This Road we Traveled by Jane Kirkpatrick

This blog post is a review of the book This Road we Traveled by Jane Kirkpatrick. 

Back Cover Synopsis: 
        " Tabitha Brown refuses to be left behind in Missouri when her son makes the decision to strike out for Oregon    even if she has to hire her own wagon to join the party. After all, family ties are stronger than fear.
           Along with her reluctant daughter and her ever-hopeful granddaughter, the intrepid Tabitha has her misgivings. The trials they face along the way will severely test her faith, courage, and ability to hope. With her family's survival on the line, she must make the ultimate sacrifice, plunging deeper into the wilderness to seek aid. What she couldn't know was how this frightening journey would impact how she understood her own life   and the greater part she had to play in history.
        With her signature attention to detail and epic style, New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick invites you to travel the deadly and enticing Oregon Trail. Based on actual events, This Road we Traveled inspires the pioneer in all of us."

About the Author:
     Jane Kirkpatrick is the New York Times and CBA bestselling author of nearly thirty books, including A Light in the Wilderness, The Memory Weaver, and A Sweetness to the Soul, which won the prestigious Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Center. She is also the winner of the WILLA Literary Award and Carol Award for Historical Fiction. Jane lives in Central Oregon with her husband, Jerry. Learn more at www.jkbooks.com.

My thoughts:
       I really enjoyed This Road we Traveled. I had never read any of Jane Kirkpatrick's work before, but expected good things from such an award-winning author. I was not disappointed. This book was very well written. It was based on real life events and real people but written as historical fiction. The characters and events were very realistic because so many of them were real. This story gives real insight into what many people faced on the Oregon Trail and the tough decisions that they had to make. It was a thought provoking yet entertaining read. The determination and perseverance of the pioneers is celebrated in the pages of this book. I would recommend this book to teens and adults. I received this book in exchange for my honest review through the Revell Reads blogger review program.