Allison Pittman

Allison Pittman writes historical Christian fiction centered on flawed people, family bonds, and the possibility of spiritual renewal. Ten Thousand Charms, her debut novel and the opening book in the Crossroads of Grace series, begins in Wyoming Territory in 1860. Penguin Random House describes Gloria, a pregnant woman with few safe choices, and John William McGregan, a widowed miner caring for an infant daughter, as forming a practical arrangement that carries their household toward Oregon. The publisher also records Multnomah as the imprint and credits the fuller byline Allison K. Pittman. Encyclopedia.com independently places the novel in the Crossroads of Grace sequence and dates its original publication to 2006. Pittman uses westward movement not simply as scenery but as a test of trust, faith, caregiving, and the meanings of home. Ten Thousand Charms introduces her interest in redemption through relationships, allowing a frontier journey to become an inward reckoning for characters who initially believe grace belongs to someone else.