The Women of Cannon Beach

by Jane Kirkpatrick 3 books in this series

The Women of Cannon Beach series is based on Mary Edwards Gerritse, who carried mail along the dangerous Oregon coast and challenged expectations about women’s work and domestic fulfilment. Beginning in the 1890s and continuing into the early twentieth century, the novels follow Mary, her family and neighbouring women through coastal travel, illness, secrets and generational change.

The series balances adventure with family history and a Christian search for purpose. Mary’s independence never removes the claims of marriage, children or community, and each volume asks how a woman can honour those relationships without surrendering the abilities and calling that make her life distinct.

Reading order

Books in this series (3 books)

1. Across the Crying Sands

Jane Kirkpatrick

3.8(681)

Married at sixteen, Mary Gerritse has a husband and children but remains restless within the life others have defined for her. When she is offered work carrying mail along the dangerous Oregon coast, the route gives her adventure, income and a sense of capability that domestic…

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2. With the Enduring Tides

Jane Kirkpatrick

4.2(223)

In the early twentieth century, Mary Gerritse’s family is strained by her daughter Belle’s wish to live with her grandparents, illness in the older generation and the arrival of a caretaker whose past is not what it seems. Mary’s friends face parallel questions about identity, loyalty…

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3. Beyond the Breaking Waves

Jane Kirkpatrick

The concluding Women of Cannon Beach novel returns to Mary Gerritse and the coastal community whose lives have been shaped by work, family obligation and the hazards of the Pacific shore. Announced for March 2027, it continues the generational story established in Across the Crying Sands…

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