Hold Tight the Thread

In the third and final book in the fact-based Tender Ties series, new challenges face Marie Dorion Venier Toupin, the wife, mother, and loway Indian woman who crossed the Rocky Mountains with the first fur expedition after Lewis and Clark.

<b>Jane Kirkpatrick</b> is a best-selling author whose novels include the BookSense 76 Selection <i>A Name of Her Own, Every Fixed Star, </i>and the acclaimed Kinship and Courage series: <i>All Together in One Place, No Eye Can See, </i>and <i>What Once We Loved. </i>Jane is a winner of the Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Center and National Cowboy Hall of Fame.<b> </b>She is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, inspirational retreat leader, and speaker.<i> </i>