The Girl of the Woods

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.

The Girl of the Woods

The Girl of the Woods was published in 1942. From the Grosset & Dunlap jacket flap:

Built around the courageous story of two young people who braved scorn and unhappiness to remain true to an ideal...Revel Radcliffe, in despair at the news of his father's approaching second marriage, seeks solace in the woods he loves. There he finds a young girl, Margaret Weldon, whose sweet friendliness comforts him.

They are separated...

How they finally meet again in happiness makes
a delightful, warm-hearted story.

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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