Author: Catherine Marshall
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication Date: April 1, 2001 (first published January 1st 1967)
Edition: Paperback (512 pages)
Genres:
- Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- Romance
Christy by Catherine MarshallMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Christy Huddleson volunteers to teach at a mission school in Cutter Gap, Tennessee, in 1912. She finds herself a world away from her comfortable home and familiar customs, and wonders if she is completely out of her depth in this remote area. But, as she gets to know the people, she falls in love with them. This is the story of her first year of teaching. Catherine Marshall has based her story on many actual experiences of her mother, Christy.
This is a classic from my childhood. The writing is so rich with flavor you can almost smell the smoke from the people's cabins, and taste the food eaten. The writing is simply stated, and, yet, profound. The characters are people I will never forget. And there is so much revealed about God and life in this story. It simply reaches out and draws the reader in. I'm so glad I finally made time to reread this book, and I plan to revisit it again and again.
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