“Have you been listening?” Christy asked.
“Oh, no, Miz Christy. I ain’t no eaves-dropper.”
“Of course, you might have accidently overheard a thing or two.”
Lizette gave a sheepish grin. “Well, maybe just a wee bit.”
“If you’re in the mood for a concert,” Christy said, “I happen to know a fine piano player who’s in the mood to give one.”
Lizette ran down the stairs. A moment later, Christy heard the slow, careful strains of “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” coming from the parlor. There were a few missed notes and some awkward pauses, but she’d never heard the old hymn played with more love.
Catherine Marshall LeSourd (1914–1983), a New York Times bestselling author, is best known for her novel Christy. Based on the life of her mother, a teacher of mountain children in poverty-stricken Tennessee, Christy captured the hearts of millions and became a popular CBS television series. As her mother reminisced around the kitchen table at Evergreen Farm, Catherine probed for details and insights into the rugged lives of these Appalachian highlanders.
The Christy® of Cutter Gap series, based on the characters of the beloved novel, contains expanded adventures filled with romance, excitement, and intrigue.
Catherine also wrote Julie, a sweeping novel of love and adventure, courage and commitment, tragedy and triumph, in a Pennsylvania steel town during the Great Depression.
Catherine’s first husband, Peter Marshall, was Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, and her intimate biography of him, A Man Called Peter, became an international bestseller and Academy Award Nominated movie. The story shares the power of this dynamic man’s love for his God and for the woman he married.
A beloved inspirational writer and speaker, Catherine’s enduring career spanned four decades and six continents, and reached over 30 million readers.
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