The Strange Proposal [Paperback]

Grace Livingston Hill (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (October 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842366539
• ISBN-13: 978-0842366533
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,029,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This author at her best!, December 3, 2003

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BobDD - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Strange Proposal (Paperback)

I've read 60 of her books so far and I believe this to be the most well written in terms of beautifully soaring prose, poetical love notes, inspiring life-changing conversions and engaging secondary characters. Such a delight that I wish there were a sequel to this one.

Love-at-first-sight on best man John Saxon's part as he espies Mary Elizabeth walk up the isle as maid-of-honor. She drives him to the train station after the wedding as he blurts out his love. As Mary tries to find out all about him from his friends, they embark on a long-distance correspondence. By the time they see each other again, their lives have become gloriously entangled.

Told from the standpoint of both lovers (more from Mary), and key mutual friend of theirs, a well-developed early-teen character. More humor than usual from GLH. Best written of what I've seen so far, and tied for my favorite of hers with about eight other stories.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sequel, January 30, 2007

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HM (Lexington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Strange Proposal (Mass Market Paperback)

This is not mentioned in the description. White Orchids, the story of Jeff and Camilla comes first. John Saxon is minor character in W.O. It is much better to read W.O. before S.B.

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, January 8, 2011

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BOOKFreak! (Spanish Fork Ut.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Strange Proposal (Grace Livingston Hill Series) (Paperback)

This was an ok read. It is very Christian and sweet, but I am not sure I would read anything else by this author. I did enjoy the beginning and how he saw what he wanted and went after it. I didn't read the first book and all the characters at the beginning wasn't too bad, it can be a stand alone read. I guess what bothered me was the preachyness.Of coerce these aren't my beliefs in the book so it is hard to read about that kind of narrowmindedness, not that I am picking on that religion. It's just not what I believe and therefore hard to read.