Portraits of the Heart: A Flickering Light (Series #1) (Paperback)

from MaryC22

Jane Kirkpatrick's book a Flickering Light was a pleasant surpise. The historical details of the begtinning of modern photography and the struggles young women and families went through to survive during this age of great change was interesting and enlightening. The knowledge that this was based ...

from melopher

Jane Kirkpatrick is a standout in Christian Fiction. Her writing is at once soothing and sparkling. A Flickering Light is additionally special because it is based on the author's grandmother's life. Not only that, but it takes place around the turn of the century, an era I don't often see address...

from Lila_Gustavus

This is a novel set in early 20th century Minnesota detailing the life of Jessie Gaebele. As a fifteen-year old Jessie already knows what she loves and wants to do for the rest of her life: photography. From the moment she gets her first camera from her uncle, she is enchanted by the nature and l...

from Oregonreader

As in previous novels, Jane Kirkpatrick has based this story on an historical person, in this case her grandmother. Jessie Ann Gaebele lived in Minnesota in the early years of the 20th century. In the story, she discovers a love of photography and dreams of working in what was then a man's profes...

from 1crazycatlady

Like other reviewers, I had a hard time connecting with the book. It sounded like it would be right up my alley, historical, photograpy and women's topics, but it didn't keep me reading. I did finish it, over a long period of time. I would leave it and come back to it. There were sections that we...