Chosen Daughters Series - Weight of a Flame: The Passion of Olympia Morata

Book Description

Psalm-Singer, Passionate Teacher, Pilgrim Adventurer 'My daughter Olympia is my finest student!'

Olympia Morata (1526-1555) is a girl far ahead of her time. A quick tongue and a ready pen are her mind's tools to record her vivid thoughts, poetry, songs, and opinions. Appointed tutor to Duchess Renee's children, her future is bright - when suddenly, evil rumors turn her world upside-down. In the midst of it all a young doctor comes courting. Will their love survive the danger waiting on the other side of the Alps?

Author

Simonetta Carr, mother of eight and homeschool educator for twenty years, has worked as a freelance journalist and a translator of Christian works into Italian. She is the author of the series Christian Biographies for Young Readers.

Endorsements

"With the precision of a scholar and the heart of a storyteller, Simonetta Carr brings to life the story of Olympia Morata, a daughter of the Italian Reformation."
— Eric­ Landry,­ executive director of White Horse, Inc., home of Modern Reformation and White Horse Inn

"Readers will face, with Olympia, the daily dangers and insecurities that accompanied a faithful witness to the truth of the gospel."
— Starr­ Meade, ­author of Grandpa's Box

Additional Information

Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 218
Publisher: P&R Publishing
Publication Date: 2011