Summary
Disillusioned with her circle of friends, beautiful Marigold Brooke plans a trip to Washington, D.C., to give herself time to think. Having strayed from her childhood beliefs, Marigold is confused and troubled about the future. In Washington, Marigold meets handsome Ethan Bevan, whose maturity and insight give her a new perspective on life. But it isn't until disaster strikes and an intoxicated suitor kidnaps Marigold that she finally awakens to the true meaning of faith -- and love.
Grace Livingston Hill was born on April 16, 1865 in Wellsville, New York. In 1886, she moved with her family to Winter Park, Florida, where she got a job teaching gymnastics at a local college. She wrote her first book there, in an effort to raise money for a family vacation to Chautauqua Lake. The book was called Chatauqua Idyl and was published in 1887. She eventually married and began a family, but lost her husband to appendicitis. At this point in her life, her writing was the only way she could support her family.
During her lifetime, she wrote over 100 novels and numerous short stories of religious and Christian fiction including Blue Ruin and Mary Arden. She died in 1947 at the age of 82.
(Bowker Author Biography)
