Melanie Dobson on Grace Livingston Hill Part 2

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Melanie is the award-winning author of thirty historical, time-slip, and romantic suspense novels. She received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Liberty University and her master’s degree in communication from Regent University. Melanie explored the life of Grace Livingston Hill and visited her home while researching for her newest novel. Melanie and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest where Jon works at BibleProject. They have two daughters.
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Grace Livingston Hill is considered the creator of the modern Christian romance novel. She was born in Wellsville, New York. Her father was a Presbyterian minister, and both he and Grace's mother were writers. Grace’s first book was published when she was just twelve years old. After the death of her first husband, Grace was left with two small children and no income. When her father died less than a year later, her mother came to live with her. This prompted Grace to begin writing two to three books a year in order to support her family. She traveled around the country speaking and founded a Sunday School Mission. She partnered with Evangeline Booth to write a nonfiction book on the Salvation Army. In addition, she wrote hundreds of short stories, poetry, composed lyrics for hymns and a choir cantata, and even wrote a syndicated weekly column for a newspaper. Grace passed away in 1947, but her books continue to delight readers today.
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