Years ago, my girls and I read Christian Heroes Then and Now Gladys Aylward and to this day, it remains one of our very favorite missionary biographies.
I LOVE Christian Heroes Then and Now.
They are THE best Christian and historical biographies, suited for reading aloud or reading to self. When I have had the chance to read an original - firsthand account - like with this book (The Little Woman), I have always found Christian Heroes Then and Now to be completely accurate, no liberties taken.
When I looked to find a book that met two challenges for Brighter Winter (a book about a woman you admire and a book checked out from your library to complete a challenge), I was SO excited to find this book. I've wanted to read The Little Woman for years.
It was fascinating to read "I" and "my" when reading about Gladys, knowing she wrote / told her story and it was scribed for her. I enjoyed this book, but honestly I loved Christian Heroes Then and Now more. I would read both again, but if you had to choose one, I would recommend the Christian Heroes book.
PS in case you wonder if I have found that always to be true, I have also read George Mueller and Corrie Ten Boom this way. I would actually say read The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom instead if you are pressed for one, and I would choose Christian Heroes Then and Now for George Mueller, again if you have to choose just one. But if you have time - I would read both for all three; the book written in their own hand or scribed for them and the Christian Heroes Then and Now version.
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