This story is a Grace Livingston Hill rarity, in which the main character does not find a husband/wife at the end of the story. ‘ Her works include: The Girl from Montana 1908, The Mystery of Mary 1911 and Lo, Michael! 1913. It was no wonder that in her days she was known as the ‘Queen of Christian Romance. Jesus, the ever present though unseen reoccurring character, manages to heal or mend any situation Grace imagined. Grace wrote about them all and could manage a happy, or at least satisfactory, ending to any situation. She touched on subjects such as infidelity, defiance, hard heartedness towards God, and deception, to name just a few. As Grace believed the Bible was very clear about what was good and what was evil in life, she reflected that cut and dried design in her own works. Grace’s messages are quite simplistic in nature: good versus evil. Her characters were most often young female ing nues, frequently strong Christian women or those who become so within the confines of the story. She was immensely popular in the time that she wrote, contributing hundreds of novels and short stories during her lifetime. Grace Livingston Hill 1865 1947 was an early 20th Century ‘Christian Romance’ novelist. Short Story Collections In Publication Order
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