Central Oregon author Jane Kirkpatrick will present her newest historical novel, “A Light in the Wilderness,” at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters. Letitia Carson, a freed African-American woman who travels west on the Oregon Trail with her white husband, Davey, is eager to reach Oregon Territory, where there’s no such thing as slavery. Little does she know that Oregon will soon pass a law excluding free blacks from moving there. And she has no way to anticipate the hardships of the trail, the prejudice and ostracism she’ll encounter, or the love and respect she’ll begin to have for her husband and the close friendship she’ll forge with Nancy, another pioneer woman. Based on a true story, this novel illuminates a little-known part of Oregon history. Jane is always a marvelous speaker. Refreshments will be served. Free!