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The Enchanted Barn – An Exciting Story about Endurance, Kindness, Hard Work and Adventure A truly believable story that shows just how far endurance can go when one is inspired to help one's family, The Enchanted Barn features a strong, young protagonist named Shirley Hollister, who faces a deadline of 4 weeks of finding a new home for herself, her invalid mother and her younger siblings. Grace Livingston Hill's books are not without a strong dose of inspiration and empowerment that will leave you feeling like you can achieve anything after you read them. The Enchanted Barn is no exception to this rule. You will find the resourceful nature of Shirley when it comes to balancing her difficult job with helping her family, as well as the contrast between young Sidney Graham's personality and lifestyle and that of Shirley's family, as he befriends and allows them to live in his barn for the summer, are the basis of an exciting plot that ends up unfolding through unexpected avenues, leading to an exciting adventure throughout which Shirley's courage and quick thinking plays a critical role.An overall sweet and enchanting story, this somewhat simple, but highly engaging tale will challenge your values and beliefs, while creating a valuable asset that the readers of Hill's time were seldom accustomed to: an empowered, positive female protagonist that can deal with virtually anything life throws at her and still come out a winner.Whether you fall in love with Shirley's character, admiring her resourcefulness and intelligence, or you just like the idea of a gradually paced story that progresses evenly and features some intriguing plot twists that will definitely keep you on the edge ofyour seat, The Enchanting Barn will likely bring you many hours of pleasant reading.

The Enchanted Barn by Grace Livingston HillHow is this book unique?Tablet and e-reader formattedOriginal & Unabridged EditionAuthor Biography includedIllustrated versionIn The Enchanted Barn, Shirley Hollister's family has recently encountered some very hard times. Her father just passed away, her mother is ill, and of the five siblings, only she and her younger brother bring in any money. To make matters worse, the dingy building they're been living in will be torn down soon—they need to find a new home, and move on a zero budget!

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Shirley Hollister pushed back the hair from her hot forehead, pressed her hands wearily over tired eyes, then dropped her fingers again to the typewriter keys, and flew on with the letter she was writing. There was no one else in the inner office where she sat. Mr. Barnard, the senior member of the firm, whose stenographer she was, had stepped into the outer office for a moment with a telegram which he had just received.

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"Grace L.H. Lutz's charming and wholesome romances"A Gracious Copy for the Discerning Collector of Literature.“Enchanting story of fine character and wholesome family life, trust in God and love for one another”.“The Enchanted Barn is such a sweet book to read”.The Enchanted BarnBy Grace Livingston Hill LutzA poor family, father dead, mother ill, numerous children--being taken care of by the oldest daughter…….The Hollisters move into the country. After many attempts to secure a home, Shirley, eldest of the Hollisters, finds a way out by renting an old stone barn at a very low price, it is transformed into a house. The owner of the barn is a young man with fine ideals, and he is not content with establishing Shirley and her family in the quaintly beautiful old place, but makes the world a much happier place to live in for all of them.Although many of her earlier novels were specifically intended to proselytize, Hill's publishers frequently removed overt references to religious themes. After her publishers realized the popularity of her books, references to religious topics were allowed to remain, although she later modified her writing style to appeal to a more secular audience. The last Grace Livingston Hill book, Mary Arden, was finished by her daughter Ruth Livingston Hill and published in 1947.Good and EvilHill's messages are quite simplistic in nature: good versus evil. As Hill believed the Bible was very clear about what was good and evil in life, she reflected that cut-and-dried design in her own works. She wrote about a variety of different subjects, almost always with a romance worked into the message and often essential to the return to grace on the part of one or several characters.RedemptionIf her clear-cut descriptions of evil in man and woman were Hill’s primary subjects in her novels, a secondary subject would always be God’s ability to restore. Hill aimed for a happy, or at least satisfactory, ending to any situation, often focusing on characters' new or renewed faith as impetus for resolution.