A Bit of Grace:
  • Grace Livingston Hill was born on Easter Sunday in 1865.
  • Grace Livingston Hill was the originator of the "Christian Romance" genre that's so popular today.
  • Books weren't her only claim to fame. Grace wrote some poetry, too.
  • As a young woman, Grace aspired to be an artist and went to art school.
  • If you look closely, many of Grace's books use real Philadelphia streets and landmarks.
  • Grace Livingston Hill's first book was a children's story, "The Esselstynes"
  • "Lo, Michael" was set at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where Grace taught physical education in the 1890's.
  • In Grace's books, the dear aunt with those dove-gray dresses is most certainly Grace's "Auntie Belle."
  • Grace's "Auntie Belle" was a world-famous author. Her pen name was Pansy.
  • Grace Livingston Hill never learned to drive, but Grace and her driver often used it to pick up Sunday School children.
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Heroines by Name: 2023 GLH Reading List

This year, let's meet 12 GLH heroines who have their book named after them. Are you named after a GLH character? Let us know at stories@gracelivingstonhill.com

January: The Obsession of Victoria Gracen (1915)
February: Spice Box (1943)
March: Rose Galbraith (1940)
April: Ariel Custer (1925)
May: Patricia (1939)
June: Marcia Schuyler (1908)
July: Phoebe Deane (1909)
August: Miranda (1915)
September: Cloudy Jewel (1920)
October: Maris (1938)
November: Mary Arden (1948)
December: Astra (1941)

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