Ruth Erskine's Crosses

Ruth Erskine's Crosses

by Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden)

Ruth Erskine's Crosses is a classic work of Christian fiction that tells the story of a young girl who must come to terms with the arrival of a new stepmother and stepsister. Ruth has always been the queen of her home, but with the arrival of these new family members, she suddenly finds herself feeling displaced and unimportant. Her stepmother and stepsister are rude and antagonistic, and Ruth struggles to understand why her father would bring them into her life. As Ruth grapples with her new reality, she must learn to forgive those who have wronged her and to find a way to love her new family members. Ruth Erskine's Crosses is a timeless story about the challenges of family life and the power of forgiveness.

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Isabella Macdonald Alden was an American author. Her best known works were: Four Girls at Chautauqua, Chautauqua Girls at Home, Tip Lewis and his Lamp, Three People, Links in Rebecca's Life, Julia Rei...

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