Christy - Softcover

Marshall, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380001411 ISBN 13: 9780380001415

Publisher: Avon Books, 1983

Synopsis

In the year 1912, nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston leaves home to teach school in the Smoky Mountains -- and comes to know and love the resilient people of the region, with their fierce pride, their dark superstitions, their terrible poverty, and their yearning for beauty and truth. But her faith will be severely challenged by trial and tragedy, by the needs and unique strengths of two remarkable young men, and by a heart torn between true love and unwavering devotion.

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From the Back Cover:

Adventure, romance, and faith come together in this inspiring coming-of-age story by one of America’s cherished writers

In 1912, and against the wishes of her parents, nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston leaves her life of privilege and ease to become a missionary teacher in an impoverished and isolated valley in the Smoky Mountains. The job turns out to be more difficult--and rewarding--than she had anticipated, as she comes to know and care for the wild mountain people with their fierce pride, terrible poverty, dark superstitions, and their yearning for beauty and truth.

Her faith is severely tested--by her students and by the suffering of the people she comes to love. When her dearest friend is taken by a typhoid epidemic, Christy questions the sovereignty and power of God.

And when two remarkable young men fall in love with her--the pastor who is drawn to her courage and independence, and the non-Christian doctor who is drawn to the light of Christ shining through her--her heart is torn between love and desire.

Based on the life of author Catherine Marshall’s mother, Leonora Whitaker, Christy has sold over ten million copies since it was first published in 1967 and is the inspiration for a new PAX television mini-series of the same name. Christy is the novel that helped define Christian fiction as we know it today, and now--for the first time--this beautifully told tale of love and faith is available in a trade paper edition.

About the Author:

Catherine Marshall was the internationally-acclaimed author of 21 books, selling 20 million copies worldwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0380001411
• ISBN 13: 9780380001415
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 558