Julia Ried (Grace Livingston Hill Library) cover

Julia Ried (Grace Livingston Hill Library)

by Isabella Macdonald Alden

Julia Ried is only sixteen when her mother's poor health forces her to leave the sheltering comfort of her childhood home and go to work as a bookkeeper. And yet, though she must live as a boarder in someone else's home, Julia is determined to make her way in the world, and make her mother proud!But a new acquaintance, the flawless graceful Mrs. Tyndall, overwhelms the impressionable young woman with her wealth and beguiling chatter. Soon Julia is drawn into a whole new life, into a world of fashionable frolics and seductive snobbery. Even tragedy and heartbreak are not enough to cut through the pride and bitterness that seem to take over Julia's young heart.Then she make an amazing discovery: God has not given up on her—and neither had the man he has chosen for her to marry.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?