A Name of Her Own

Tender Ties Historical Series, Book 1

By: Jane Kirkpatrick

Narrated by: Stephanie Brush

During the fur-trapping era of the early 1800's, Marie Dorion refuses to be left behind in St. Louis when her husband heads west. Faced with hostile landscapes, an untried expedition leader, and her volatile husband, Marie finds that the daring act she hoped would bring her family together may, in the end, tear them apart.

History records that on the journey, Marie may have briefly met Sacajawea, the famous interpreter who accompanied Lewis and Clark. She too was married to a mixed-blood man of French Canadian and Native American descent, and was raising a son in a white world. In this imaginative re-telling, the two women forge a friendship that will uphold Marie long after they part, even as she fights for her children's very survival. Her story reminds us that women are bound together in history, now and forever.

©2002 Jane Kirkpatrick (P)2003 Books in Motion

Critic reviews

"This combination of character study and adventure will keep readers spellbound." ( AudioFile)

Fantastic work!

In typical Jane Kirkpatrick style, the raw, gritty details of life on the Oregon Trail make this a great read. Based on the life of Marie Dorian, this book takes the reader through a broad range of emotions; fear, sadness, happiness, all wrapped up in the adventures of a strong woman, a survivor, “a mother.” Beautifully written, full of rich details, and excellent character development as only this author can do. The narrator is also excellent and kept me wanting to hear more. I will definitely finish this series!

Clean Historical Fiction

Marie is such an amazing woman. While this is fiction, much of her story is fact! The fiction fills in the gaps, their conversations, their interactions. The facts are how she left her boys to find help. How she lost her babe crossing to the West. How everyone was near starving. How the men died. How her husband was a drunk. How he was chased for the debt.
I enjoyed this audiobook and look forward to the rest of this series! The narration was very very good!

I love this book!

I read this book many years ago, and then I ended up buying it and reading it again. This was the first time I listened to it on audiobook. She did a really good job. It made it just as an enjoyable and now I will be looking to the sequel of this book

The strength of the main charatercharacter

Nothing to dislike, didn’t like when her husband abused her or the boys but it’s reality

Reading

It sounds like it’s AI that’s reading the story. It’s very monotone and very boring.