Chosen Daughters 6-Book Set

The Chosen Daughters series highlights the lives of ordinary women who by God’s grace accomplish extraordinary things. The series features the stories of Jeanne d’Albret, Edith Cavell, Johanna and Henriette Kuyper, Olympia Morata, Juliana von Stolberg, and Margaret Wilson.

The Chosen Daughters Set includes:

—Against the Tide: The Valor of Margaret Wilson by Hope Irvin Marston
With a setting in 17th-century Scotland, a place of cruel intolerance for the Covenanters, this young, earnest disciple – Margaret Wilson – finds her pledged loyalty to Christ challenged by King Charles II’s demand for her absolute obedience. Will Margaret choose to defy the authorities who call for what only God has a right to?

—A Cup of Cold Water: The Compassion of Nurse Edith Cavell by Christine Farenhorst
In God’s timing, Edith is made director of a nursing school in Belgium, for training younger nurses — and World War I breaks out. Caught suddenly in the turmoil of this huge international conflict, Edith finds herself surrounded by enemy spies. Still, Edith courageously continues to serve the Allied soldiers who desperately need her help.

—Dr. Oma: The Healing Wisdom of Countess Juliana Von Stolberg by Ethel Herr
Juliana von Stolberg (1506-1580), the Queen Mother of the Netherlands, is cherished by the Dutch people as a wise and gifted healer. She gains an able apprentice when her granddaughter Maria comes to live with her. Will Maria learn to put her trust in God while her father, the courageous William of Orange, fights to free Holland from Spanish rule? 

—Johanna and Henriette Kuyper: Daring to Change Their World by Abigail van der Velde
As the 1800s draw to a close and a new century begins, forces for change are already at work in the Netherlands’ entrenched society when custom is further challenged by two bold women, Johanna Kuyper and her daughter Henriette.

—Weight of a Flame: The Passion of Olympia Morata by Simonetta Carr 
Psalm-Singer, Passionate Teacher, Pilgrim Adventurer — Olympia Morata (1526–1555) was a girl far ahead of her time and her teacher’s best student. With a quick tongue and a ready pen, she records her vivid thoughts, poetry, songs, and opinions. But not long after she is appointed to be the tutor of Duchess Renée’s children, evil rumors turn her world upside-down.

—Wings Like a Dove: The Courage of Queen Jeanne d’Albret by Christine Farenhorst

Born in 1528, Jeanne d’Albret is the only daughter of the King and Queen of Navarre. Standing with her beloved Huguenots, Jeanne steps onto the battlefield of history during the tumultuous Reformation (1517-1559). As deadly political events swirl around her tiny kingdom of Navarre, Queen Jeanne is forced to choose between serving Christ or succumbing to the world. Will she help the oppressed and persecuted Christians, or will she deliver her own life?