Emily learns that, with God's help, she could do more than she ever expected, and triumphantly come out on top. This is a novel based on the life of the American author, Emily Chubbock, who wrote under the pseudonym Fannie Forester. Emily was also teacher at a girls' school, a best selling author, and a dedicated caregiver for her parents and sister.Follow in the footsteps of a devoted young woman as she makes the transition from life in the Eastern United States to spreading the Gospel with her missionary husband, Adoniram Judson, in the beautiful and remote areas of Burma during the 1840s. ABOUT THE AUTHOR-Marie Conyers McKay is a college librarian who, like Emily, was a missionary at the age of 29. She has written children's books, and a collection of novellas about life in Hong Kong. She lives with her husband, Sam, near Birmingham, Alabama. They have two grown daughters and four grandchildren.