Christy Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
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.And don't miss another heart-soaring bestseller from Catherine Marshall: Julie
Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Avon (June 27, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0380001411
ISBN-13: 978-0380001415
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (252 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #210,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #53 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Religious & Inspirational > Western #486 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Religious & Inspirational > Romance #800 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Western & Frontier
"Christy" is the story of 19 year old Christy Huddleston who is in search for something to fill her soul and give her a purpose in life. So volunteering to teach in a mission school, Christy journeys to the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, more specifically the area of Cutter Gap. Along with her, the other missions workers are a Quaker woman whom Christy looks up to Miss Alice Henderson, the handsome and charming Reverend David Grantland, and the reverend's spinster and dour sister, Ida Grantland. As she begins to get used to living in the primitive surroundings, her heart reaches out the highlanders, especially to the children. Another person Christy begins to bond with is Doctor Neil MacNeil who has a strong desire to help his people. And as Christy struggles through hardships and heartache, joy and victories, she learns to have faith that God will take care of each and every one of them through good times and bad times."Christy" was written by Catherine Marshall in 1967. The book is under the category of 'fiction', but in actuality Catherine Marshall had written the story based on her mother, Christy's, life. An extremely uplifting and spiritually filling book, "Christy" is sure to please both young adults and adults.The characters in the story are what really draw you into the book, making it a turn pager not in the sense that it's suspenseful, but in that you just want to read more and more about the characters. Christy Huddleston has all of the qualities of a young woman, intelligent, charming, yet a bit innocent. She also has a very curious mind and is always pondering about life and God's mysterious ways. Miss Alice Henderson is so well described you can just picture in your mind her 'queenly stature and beautiful poise'.
Departures: Two Rediscovered Stories of Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen (The Christy Miller Collection) Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra (Christy Ottaviano Books) Little Author in the Big Woods: A Biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Christy Ottaviano Books) Christy Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous (Christy Ottaviano Books) The Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 1 (Summer Promise / A Whisper and a Wish / Yours Forever) Christy Millers Diary Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 2: Surprise Endings / Island Dreamer / A Heart Full of Hope (Books 4-6) The Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 4: A Time to Cherish / Sweet Dreams / A Promise Is Forever (Books 10-12) Christy Lane Complete Book of Line Dancing-2E
