Authors: Grace Livingston Hill

Beauty for Ashes (32 page)

BOOK: Beauty for Ashes

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The mother drew a long breath and managed a weary smile in one corner of her mouth.

“It’s Gloria I feel so for,” she sighed, “leaving that wonderful house. It’s really a miniature mansion, and built just as she had planned. And you too, Vanna, this mansion that Father and I had hoped would always be in the family!”

“I don’t mind a bit, Mother,” lilted Gloria, “I like a farmhouse just as well. Wait till you see Father’s house in Afton. And besides, you know, I’m having another mansion built for me that I’ll live in sometime!”

“What do you mean, Gloria, is Murray planning to build?”

“Not Murray, Mother, we’ll live in apartments when we’re in New York and across the road when we’re up in Afton. I’m speaking of my Father’s house!
Our
Father’s house!” and she quoted reverently:

“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you! And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

G
RACE
L
IVINGSTON
H
ILL
(1865–1947) is known as the pioneer of Christian romance. Grace wrote over one hundred faith-inspired books during her lifetime. When her first husband died, leaving her with two daughters to raise, writing became a way to make a living, but she always recognized storytelling as a way to share her faith in God. She has touched countless lives through the years and continues to touch lives today. Her books feature moving stories, delightful characters, and love in its purest form.

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