Ruth, a Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham - Hardcover

A portrait of the wife of the internationally renowned evangelist, Billy Graham, by her long-standing friend, the best-selling author of All That Remains, recounts Ruth Graham's impoverished childhood in China, her religious development, and her influence on her famous husband. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.

ing and succinct prose, this portrait of Ruth Bell Graham, the world-famous evangelist Billy Graham's wife gives the reader a first-hand glimpse into some of the great events of the second half of this century. It follows Ruth Bell Graham first as a missionary child from war-ravaged pre-Revolution China and Korea, to peaceful Wheaton, Illinois, and then as a famous evangelist's wife, to the Deep South, Post-War Europe, and the events in America since the 1950s.
Far from showing us "The Revival Widow," Patricia Cornwell depicts Ruth Bell as a woman of extraordinary strength, will, and faith, who has influenced the face of modern Christianity. Inseparable from her husband, we learn much about Billy Graham's beliefs, his background, the evangelist's private life, and witness his rapid climb to world prominence, and Ruth's invaluable contributions, support, and sacrifices to her family, and his.
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