The Gown of Glory [Hardcover]

Agnes Sligh Turnbull (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 403 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co; 1St Edition edition (June 1952)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395082692
• ISBN-13: 978-0395082690
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,202,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for all seasons, May 10, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Gown of Glory (Hardcover)

This is a book about family ties, the heartaches and joys of a turn of the century family in Penn sylvania. The father is a minister who sees good in everyone. Mom is a stay at home mom and the children are like kids everywhere. The book takes us into the small village of Ladykirk where the inhabitants "drink from the same cup" of joys and sorrws. Things happen in Ladykirk, but as one person says "they have a way of settling down again." The characters come alive and make you want to be there to help when Lucy is expecting her beau and cries over the ragged carpet. Her father tells her that young men do not notice those things. Mary,the mom and the one with the sweet spirit, "hates the heathen" when asked to give up her birthday surprise but promises to try to grow in grace. This is a beautiful book. Read it if you can

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heart-warming!, January 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Gown of Glory (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful story. The daily life of a minister and his family are realistically portrayed in this tale. It will make you laugh and cry. It may remind you of Thorton Wilder's "Our Town."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was a wonderful & inspirational story., December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Gown of Glory (Hardcover)

What a wonderful book! I came upon it by accident, & I am so very glad that I took that first glance which drew me in. Not only is it a well written story, but the overall message is also a good one --- to be satisfied & succeed in whatever position God puts you in. The characters were so believable & so very likable. I hope to own a copy to read again & again, & I would love to be able to read anything else Ms. Turnbull has written.