Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness

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Inthis highlyanticipated follow-up to the enormously successfulSeven Men,New York Timesbestselling author Eric Metaxas gives us seven captivating portraits of some of the greatest women who ever lived, each of whom changed the course of history by following Gods call upon their livesnow in paperback.

Each of the world-changing figures who stride across these pagesJoan of Arc, Susanna Wesley, Hannah More,Sister Maria of Paris, Corrie ten Boom, Rosa Parks, and Mother Teresais an exemplary model of true womanhood. Learn integrity and courage from the stories of heroines like

• Teenaged Joan of Arc, who followed Gods call and liberated her country, dying a heroic martyrs death;
• Susanna Wesley, who had nineteen children and gave the world its most significant evangelist and its greatest hymn writer, her sons John and Charles;
• Corrie ten Boom, who was arrested for hiding Dutch Jews from the Nazis and survived the horrors of a concentration camp, astonishing the world by forgiving her tormentors; and
• Rosa Parks, whosedeep sense of justice and unshakable dignity and faith helped launch the twentieth-centurys greatest social movement.

Writing in his trademark conversational and engaging style, Eric Metaxas reveals how the extraordinary women profiled here achieved their greatness, inspiring readers to lives guided by a call beyond themselves.

Author Bio

Eric Metaxas is a bestselling author whose biographies, children's books, and works of popular apologetics have been translated into multiple languages around the world. He has been frequently featured as a cultural commentator on CNN and the Fox News Channel and has been featured on many radio programs, including NPR's Morning Edition and Talk of the Nation, The Hugh Hewitt Show, and The Bob Grant Show.