In 1730, nineteen year old Marie Durand was arrested and taken from her home in a village in Southern France for the crime of having a brother who was a Protestant preacher. Imprisoned in the Tower of Constance, Marie would spend the next thirty-eight years there. Simonetta Carr introduces us to the inspiring life of a woman who could have recanted her Protestant faith and gained release, but held fast to the truth – and enouraged others to do so as well. Beautiful illustrations, simply told and packed full of interesting facts this book would make a great gift.
