Portraits of the Heart, Book 1
WaterBrook Press
April 2009
On Sale: April 14, 2009
400 pages ISBN: 157856980X EAN: 9781578569809 Hardcover Add to Wish List
Returning to her Midwest roots, award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick draws a page from her grandmotherβs photo album to capture the interplay between shadow and light, temptation and faith that marks a womanβs pursuit of her dreams.
She took exquisite photographs, but her heart was the true image exposed.
Fifteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele loves nothing more than capturing a gorgeous Minnesota landscape when the sunlight casts its most mesmerizing shadows. So when F.J. Bauer hires her in 1907 to assist in his studio and darkroom, her dreams for a career in photography appear to find root in reality.
With the infamous hazards of the explosive powder used for lighting and the toxic darkroom chemicals, photography is considered a manβs profession. Yet Jessie shows remarkable talent in both the artistry and business of running a studio. She proves less skillful, however, at managing her growing attraction to the very married Mr. Bauer.
This luminous coming-of-age tale deftly exposes the intricate shadows that play across every dream worth pursuingβand the irresistible light that beckons the dreamer on.
© 2003-2026