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A mother's tragedy, a daughter's desire and the 7000 mile trip that altered their lives. In 1896 Norwegian American Helga Estby accepted a wager from the fashion industry to walk from Spokane, Washington to NEW YORK within seven months in an effort to earn $10,000. Taking along her nineteen year-old little girl Clara, the two made their way on the 3500-mile trek by following the railroad paths and determined by the money they needed to save the family farm. After going back home to the Estby farm greater than a yr later, Clara thought we would walk on together by leaving the family and changing her name. Her decisions initiated a more than 20-yr separation from the one life she possessed known.Historical fiction copy writer Jane Kirkpatrick accumulates where the truth of the Estbys' walk leaves off to explore Clara's extended journey. What determined Clara to consider such a risk in an era when a lot of women struggled with the problems of protection under the law and self-reliance? And what personal revelations brought Clara to the finish of her depressed highway? The Daughter's Walk weaves personal background and fiction jointly to invite visitors to consider their own journeys and family separations, to help know what exile and forgiveness are truly about.

Category: Historical