About Hattie's Echo

Hattie, a 15 year old from Liverpool, England, documents her journey of faith in a journal while traveling with a company of saints to America. The year is 1856 and these early pioneers are off to a place where they might freely worship their God, united as one people… But choosing to have faith over fear is a big ask of a girl who isn’t sure what she believes yet. Nearly 160 years later, Marjean, a recently-divorced mother, faces the prospect of raising two teenagers alone while still recovering from the heartbreak of her husband’s betrayal. When Marjean’s kids discover a dusty old journal in the garage, their ties to the family that came before them serves as a lifeline. Hattie’s honest record of the handcart pull reverberates into the heart of Marjean, who finds herself walking her own trail in 2019. Weighed down by loss, loneliness, addiction, and doubt, Marjean must discover what Hattie and every generation that followed discovered. She must uncover exactly what it is that she’s made of and what it truly means to be a pioneer.