In the mid-1800s an idealistic band of settlers relocated from Pennsylvania and Missouri to the lush Willamette Valley in Oregon Territory, where they established a Christian community centered on the values of service, brotherhood, and compassion. For more than twenty years, the Aurora colonists tended to the needs of one another and their neighbors, stumbling occasionally
over the flaws of their humanity yet faithfully seeking significance and beauty in carrying out the essential tasks of life.

This richly detailed, four-color book from best-selling novelist Jane Kirkpatrick tells the true story of this extraordinary community shaped by landscape, relationships, work, and faith. With more than 150 photographs, many never-before published, Aurora presents a beautiful celebration of a time and place in which people expressed their most cherished beliefs through the work of their hands and left a rich legacy of vibrant quilts and textiles, exquisitely handcrafted
furniture, antique musical instruments, and more.

Kirkpatrick deftly weaves her lyrical storytelling with historical accuracy, presenting readers with a window into the past as well as a mirror in which to contemplate the legacy of faith they might craft with their own lives.