Elsie's Endless Wait: book one (Life of Faith: Elsie Dinsmore Series) - Softcover

Finley, Martha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1928749801 ISBN 13: 9781928749806

Publisher: Mission City Press, 2006

Synopsis

On her grandfather's Southern plantation in the 1830's, Elsie Dinsmore tries to live a truly Christian life, while hoping that the father she has never seen will return.

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Miss Rose asked Elsie, "Your father is away, isn't he?" Elsie looked up and replied wistfully, "Yes, ma'am. He's in Europe. He has been away since before I was born, and I've never seen him. Oh, I do wish he'd come home! I want to see him so much! Do you think he would love me?" Meet Elsie Dinsmore, a lovely eight-year-old heiress who lives on a wealthy Southern plantation in the mid-1800's. Her mother is dead and she has never known her father. Living in her grandfather's home, she often feels rejected, unloved, and misunderstood. Elsie is sustained by her deep Christian faith and her hope to one day be loved by her father. But will Horace Dinsmore ever come home? Will he love her "Elsie's Endless Wait" is the first book in the "Elsie Dinsmore: A Life of Faith" series. This captivating story of a young girl's faith, purity of heart and simple Christian devotion, became an instant American classic over a hundred years ago. Now, in this revised and updated, modern-language edition of the 1868 book by Martha Finley, a whole new generation of readers will meet one of the most beloved fictional heroines of all time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mission City Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1928749801
• ISBN 13: 9781928749806
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200