The Preacher's Bride

from Godsgirl

This book was a good story and knowing it was about true people back in the Puritan times made it even better. It was not your typical sweet Christian novel, but showed the harsh realities of the times. I learned so much by reading it and now am inspired to find out more about these people and th...

from sparkleandchico

Somehow, I skipped the fact that this book was historical fiction. Had I realised, I would have assumed that as with most books in this genre, the setting was historical rather than the characters. There is no mention anywhere obvious that this book actually tells the true story of John Bunyan, t...

from BrokenTeepee

The Preacher's Bride is a fictionalized account of the life of John Bunyon and his second wife, Elizabeth. John Bunyon was the author of Pilgrim's Progress. The book starts with the death of John Costin's (the character's name in this book) first wife. His newborn son is wailing with hunger and y...

from judyg54

This is Jody Hedlunds debut story and she did a great job. She takes history and heroes of the faith and pens a moving portrayal of how the Puritan people in the 1650's, in England, faced the hardships of their times. It had love, hardship, persecution and romance all rolled into one. Elizabeth W...

from mutedtempest

I'm usually not a big fan of Christian fiction, as I am not Christian myself and find that many books of the genre like to preach. This book, while following the life of a preacher, is not one of them. Based on the life of John Bunyon and his second wife, Elizabeth, this debut is interesting, rea...