The Small Woman [Hardcover]

Alan Burgess (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1993

This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy.No dust jacket.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 221 pages
• Publisher: Buccaneer Books; Reprint edition (June 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568491840
• ISBN-13: 978-1568491844
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #482,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written True Story of an Incredible Woman, August 9, 2003

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Rachelle Ayala (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Small Woman (Hardcover)

This is a true story of an insignificant English maiden who went to China to tell the Chinese people of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Alan Burgess weaves a masterful tale, including harrowing escapes, a clash of cultures and customs, extreme poverty and deprivation, amidst an enchanting background of picturesque cities tucked in the misty mountains of Northern China, official Mandarins on palanquins, and the dusty mule trails that tie it all together.

There is even a love story of Gladys and a Nationalist army officer tucked in between the bombing of her town and the marching of 100 children refugees over treacherous mountains to Sian (Xian) in search of an orphanage to care for them.

You'll not be able to put this book down, and you'll laugh and cheer for the glorious work that God does through this determined and hardy woman.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gladys was a friend to all, except possibly Ingrid Bergman, April 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Small Woman (Hardcover)

The book is an excellent story and easy to read and enjoy. In 1957 in Taiwan I met The Small Woman and Gladys was real. No card-board Christian front to her. She was disapointed that Miss Bergman was chosen to play her life on screen. She thought she was too tall and had just left her husband for the Italian director. In those days such was not as accepted as it is today. I am glad to see her life still in print for another generation.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of a new adventure for you!, December 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Small Woman (Hardcover)

The movie made me want to read the book. I've read & re-read it. It wets your appetite for adventure in another place, another time. I've begun looking for other books about China and Gladys. I'm enjoying discovering the History, the time, the landscape, it's inhabitants and the many authors who've written about China. It has made me want to go to China to see the places she roamed and walk there. It's romance, history, adventure, so many things in one small book.