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Beschreibung
Lydia's life is turning upside down. Her family has converted to Orthodox Christianity without her, she's just about to leave home for college, one of her friends is pregnant, and soon she'll be facing all the trials and temptations encountered by every young adult who's on her own for the first time. Lydia needs a friend badly-and she finds one in the most unexpected place: an icon of St. Lydia. Young Lydia pours out her troubles in letters to St. Lydia, who (invisibly to Lydia) answers, guiding her through her time of troubles with deep love and [...] the author: Melinda Johnson took Saint Lydia's name as an adult convert to the Orthodox Christian faith. The desire to know her patron saint better watered the roots of this book. Melinda is a freelance writer and editor, a priest's wife, and a mother. She lives with her family in the Northeastern United States.

An Orthodox Christian young adult book from Ancient Faith Publishing.
Lydia's life is turning upside down. Her family has converted to Orthodox Christianity without her, she's just about to leave home for college, one of her friends is pregnant, and soon she'll be facing all the trials and temptations encountered by every young adult who's on her own for the first time. Lydia needs a friend badly-and she finds one in the most unexpected place: an icon of St. Lydia. Young Lydia pours out her troubles in letters to St. Lydia, who (invisibly to Lydia) answers, guiding her through her time of troubles with deep love and [...] the author: Melinda Johnson took Saint Lydia's name as an adult convert to the Orthodox Christian faith. The desire to know her patron saint better watered the roots of this book. Melinda is a freelance writer and editor, a priest's wife, and a mother. She lives with her family in the Northeastern United States.

An Orthodox Christian young adult book from Ancient Faith Publishing.
Über den Autor
Melinda Johnson earned an MA in English literature from the College of William and Mary and a BA in English with minors in journalism and education from the University of Richmond. She is the author of Letters to Saint Lydia (Conciliar Press, 2010), The Other Side of the Bonfire (Lingua Sacra, 2012), Shepherding Sam (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2016), The Barn and the Book (AFP, 2018), Piggy in Heaven (Paraclete Press, 2019), and Painting Angels (AFP, 2020), along with numerous essays. She has led parish, regional, and national retreats for women, teen girls, and Orthodox writers and podcasters, and as the CEO of Ancient Faith Ministries, she works with Orthodox creatives and researches Orthodox market trends and voices daily. Melinda is a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, and she belongs to a corgi named Ferdinand.
Details
Empfohlen (bis): 18
Empfohlen (von): 15
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781936270088
ISBN-10: 1936270080
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Johnson, Melinda
Hersteller: Ancient Faith Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Melinda Johnson
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2011
Gewicht: 0,303 kg
Artikel-ID: 133631411