Catherine Marshall

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Catherine Marshall (September 27, 1914 — March, 1983) was a Christian author and the wife of well-known Presbyterian minister Peter Marshall and mother of minister and author Peter John Marshall.

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[edit] Biography

Marshall was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, the daughter of the Reverend John Ambrose Wood and Leonora Whitaker Wood. From the age of nine until her graduation from high school, Marshall was raised in Keyser, West Virginia, where her father served as pastor of a local Presbyterian Church.

In 1936 she graduated from Agnes Scott College and married Peter Marshall. The couple moved to Washington, DC, where her husband served as pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and Chaplain of the United States Senate.

In March, 1943, Catherine Marshall contracted tuberculosis, which was still a serious and life-threatening disease despite the recent discovery of penicillin. She spent two years recovering from the illness. Her husband died in 1949 of a heart attack, leaving her to care for their 9-year-old son.

Soon afterwards, she began writing. She authored over 20 books which have sold over 16 million copies. Her books include edited collections of sermons and prayers of her late husband, as well as her own nonfiction inspirational writings. Her most successful book was her 1967 novel, Christy, which was inspired by the story of her own mother's journey to the mountains to teach the impoverished children of Appalachia. Christy was made into a CBS television series, starring Kellie Martin, in 1994.

In 1959, Catherine married Leonard LeSourd, who worked as the editor of Guideposts Magazine for 28 years. Together they founded a book imprint, Chosen Books.

Catherine Marshall died in March, 1983.

[edit] Works published

[edit] Nonfiction

  • A Man Called Peter
  • To Live Again
  • Beyond Our Selves
  • Something More
  • Adventures in Prayer
  • The Helper
  • My Personal Prayer Diary
  • Meeting God at Every Turn
  • Catherine Marshall's Story Bible
  • A Closer Walk
  • Light in My Darkest Night
  • The Inspirational Writings of Catherine Marshall
  • The Best of Catherine Marshall
  • Quiet Times with Catherine Marshall
  • The Collected Works of Catherine Marshall

[edit] Fiction

  • Christy
  • Julie

[edit] Other works

  • God Loves You
  • Thornbird Country
  • Catherine Marshall's Storybook for Children
  • Footprints in the Snow
  • Unlocked Dreams

[edit] Edited works

  • Mr. Jones, Meet the Master (Peter Marshall's sermons)
  • Let's Keep Christmas
  • Prayers of Peter Marshall
  • Heart of Peter Marshall's Faith
  • Friends with God
  • First Easter
  • John Doe, Disciple
  • The Best of Peter Marshall[[
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