A Life of Faith: Elsie Dinsmore Series by Martha Finley

Available together for the first time, Mission City Press is pleased to offer this wonderful literary collection that contains the first novel in each of the four books in the A Life of Faith historical fiction series for girls ages ten to fourteen... moreAvailable together for the first time, Mission City Press is pleased to offer this wonderful literary collection that contains the first novel in each of the four books in the A Life of Faith historical fiction series for girls ages ten to fourteen. Based on and adapted from bestselling nineteenth-century stories and characters created by Martha Finley, these timeless stories of faith, love, and family---with updated language and enhanced features such as fascinating historical forewords---will delight, captivate, and inspire a new generation of readers. Elsie's Endless Wait: A lonely, motherless, eight-year-old Southern heiress growing up in the 1840s longs for the love of her absent father and clings to her deep faith in God to sustain her. Millie's Unsettled Season: A lively and confident twelveyear- old city girl living in Ohio in the 1830s must learn to trust the Lord as her comfortable life is turned upside down by her family's sudden move to the wild Indiana frontier. Violet's Hidden Doubts: A creative and sensitive fourteenyear- old Christian girl living in the late 1870s learns that growing up brings new feelings, new questions, and new challenges to her faith. Laylie's Daring Quest: Against impossible odds, a brave and intelligent seven-year-old slave girl and her fifteen-yearold brother secretly escape their Southern plantation to flee north, discovering not just physical freedom but also spiritual freedom in Christ. less

Now that nine-year-old Elsie Dinsmore's dream of being united with her papa has come true, happiness still seems elusive when she faces danger at the hands of a jealous family member. Will Elsie have the courage to choose between her beloved papa and a life that promises only loneliness and grief? Hear the continuing story with this dramatized audio CD collection based on the second book in the Elsie Dinsmore series.

As Elsie grows up, her life is full of change. Old friendships and acquaintances are renewed. New relationships promise new dilemmas. And an unexpected proposal is made. To whom will Elsie turn when her adolescent heart is put to its first test of love?

Two decades before the Civil War, an eight year- old Southern heiress longs for the love of the father she has never known---but when they meet at last, nothing is as Elsie expects. Can the proud and willful Horace Dinsmore learn to love his only child---a little girl whose first allegiance is to God? Introducing soft cover editions in the Elsie Dinsmore Series with newly designed covers.

As the saga of Elsie Dinsmore continues, Elsie is now twenty-one. Love and marriage are very much on her mind as she struggles with disillusionment from the past and the doubts that still trouble her heart. Old friends may hold the answers, but will she recognize true love when it is offered?

Elsie's peaceful life is altered by forces she cannot control. Her beloved South is engaged in a terrible war, and her family is torn by divided loyalties. The girl who once had everything must face changes that threaten everyone she loves. Can she meet the challenges of a world turned upside down?

The Civil War has come to an end, but Elsie's troubles are not over. As she and her family face the aftermath of war, pure hearts and kind gestures are often misunderstood. Hidden dangers lurk everywhere, and the Travillas and Dinsmores find their Christian faith and love challenged as never before. Their trust will be betrayed, and they will face a battle for their lives.

Just as the scars of war and its consequences seem healed, Elsie must endure her deepest personal tragedies yet. As she walks through the valley of the shadow of death, her faith is put to its hardest test.