- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Bantam (April 1 1984)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553256181
- ISBN-13: 978-0553256185
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 336 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,051,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A novel of the quality and character we hardly hoped to see ever again. -- Christian Herald
She has a rare talent, and we consider her one of our country's greatest authors. -- Rosalyn Carter, former First Lady of the United States of America
This romantic story, with its ambitious theme and its confident answers, is one that will engage and comfort many people. -- Chicago Tribune --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
She has a rare talent, and we consider her one of our country's greatest authors. -- Rosalyn Carter, former First Lady of the United States of America
This romantic story, with its ambitious theme and its confident answers, is one that will engage and comfort many people. -- Chicago Tribune --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Book Description
The Beloved Invader is now available in a special Eugenia Price Commemorative Edition. The third novel in the St. Simons Trilogy, it follows the story some of early settlers of St. Simons Island, off the cost of Georgia. While Eugenia Price actually wrote it before she wrote Lighthouse and New Moon Rising, the other two novels in St. Simons Trilogy (also available from Providence House--#1577361547 and #1577361814, each priced at $14.95 with similar design to this book), The Beloved Invader is the last in the chronological timeline of the three books. It tells the story of Anson Dodge, a young northerner, who discovers new love and meaning in his life just after the Civil War. A man of remarkable and unforgettable kindness and strength, he shares his heart with two very different women--Ellen, who passionately adores him, and Anna, who comforts him in his sorrow after Ellen's death. Anson's story unfolds as a tale of honor when he rebuilds the wartorn Christ Church, Frederica, in memory of happy and lost love.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Capture of the Heart and Soul,
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Bittersweet,
You're probably wondering who the Beloved Invader is, right? The title really is the whole book, in general. Anson Dodge is a Northerner visiting the Civil-War torn South. God sort of leads him to St. Simons Island through different events. There, he falls in love with the people of this island and makes a home for himself. The people think of him as an invader, I suppose. He has to win their affection and acceptance, but he wins it completely in the end. He devotes his life to the people, his dreams, and to God. This is a poignant love story. It's a very sad story though--about cruelty, love, endurance, faith, and sacrifice. I usually go for the happy ending love stories, but this is one of the exceptions for me. It's a must-read book. Of course, if you read it, you should read the others in the series (New Moon Rising and Lighthouse). It's one of those books you don't often come back to--but if you don't read it you're really missing something. I believe, that as Price wrote this, it came straight from the heart. That's what makes it so special. It went straight to my heart. There are actually three love stories in this book. One between Anson and the people of the island (and his ministry), one between he and his first wife, and one with his second wife. I really can't tell you much else about the plot of the book. I don't want to spoil it for you. But buy this book and the other two as well. They are excellant reading!
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pretty,
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This review is from: The Beloved Invader (Paperback)
Eugenia Price's imagination of this novel began with her discovery of St. Simons Island and specifically, Christ Church, once the parish home of Anson Dodge. When Price discovered the story behind Dodge's life - that he had been married twice and that his first wife had originally been buried under the pulpit in Christ Church - The Beloved Invader was born. The novel is Anson's story and has much to do with his stumbling upon this island in Georgia and dedicating himself to the post war reconstruction of its beautiful chapel. It is a very tender story of a man who's pretty flawed for a Price book (making him more real) and the two extremely different women who became his wives. This book is especially recommended for young people - little love story packed in with historical detail. Most fun to read the book and then go to St Simons and see all that was described.
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