Dale Ralph Davis comments on the back of this book to say, ‘I am tempted to say no one can dig up saints like Faith Cook! …she introduces me to many disciples I knew nothing about. Mrs Cook has masterful treatments of the ‘bigger’ ones (Selina, Grimshaw and Bunyan), but she also pulls out these delightful pieces of the Ebed-melech and Onesiphorus-types, these sketches of the lesser known. As she depicts (what is often) the sadness of their circumstances and the tenacity of their faith she encourages us to keep placing one foot in front of another for Jesus’ sake.’ Amongst others, there are chapters devoted to: Richard Rodda ‘One of Wesley’s Veterans’; William Dell ‘John Bunyan’s irrepressible friend’ and Fanny Burnett ‘Charles Dickens’ favourite sister’.
