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The Daughter's Walk

by Jane Kirkpatrick
. WaterBrook: Random. Apr. 2011. c.400p. ISBN 9781400074297. pap. $14.99. CF
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OrangeReviewStarNeeding money to save the family farm in 1896, Helga Estby and her daughter, Clara, accept a bet to walk 3500 miles from Spokane, WA, to New York City within seven months. For their efforts, they would be awarded $10,000. Returning home a year later, Clara chooses to leave her mother and the only life she has ever known to continue on her journey. The original walk, paid for by the fashion industry to show off new, shorter dresses, is based on historical fact.
VERDICT Kirkpatrick (An Absence So Great) has done an outstanding job of illuminating turn-of-the-century America and the effect of the period's rapid changes on the emancipation of women. Highly recommended for fans of historical fiction that features strong female characters and attention to detail.
Reviewed by Nanci Milone Hill , Apr 15, 2011
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