
I did actually tear up when John apologized to Elizabeth in the end. That was the only thing I found unfinished in the story. I would have liked to see the bad guy get his just desserts, but maybe that didn't happen in real life. This story looks at the relationship he had with his second wife, Elizabeth and the hardships she and her family experienced apart from her husband.Īnyone who has read Pilgrim's Progress has received the blessing that came out of John Bunyan's trials. Have you guessed yet? Unfortunately, it didn't get popular until after his death. In 1650s England, a young Puritan maiden is on a mission to s. Read 585 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. While imprisoned, he wrote one of the most famous Christian books of all time, Pilgrim's Progress. The Preacher's Bride by Jody Hedlund The Preacher's Bride book.

As an independent (Reformed Baptist, yay! ) preacher, he was often arrested and imprisoned for the crime of preaching without the approval of the Anglican church. When shes offered an opportunity to join a bride ship sailing to British Columbia, she agrees. I guessed who it was by the name of his hometown, his occupation as a tinker, and the fact that he had a blind daughter named Mary. I expected this book might have been Amish fiction, based on the cover, but I was pleasantly surprised to find it was based on a famous Puritan.
