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The road to sainthood takes a lifetime to travel . . . Late in the fourth century, Christain are labeled enemies of the Roman Empire - hounded, arrested, tortured, and executed. Macrina and her husband Basil, once weatlthy Christians, flee with their small son to the mountainous forests south of the Black Sea. There, Macrina embarks on a seven-year journey of unexpected tests and trials that will take her through a harsh and hungry wilderness pilgrimage, only to plunge her into poverty  and danger on the streets of Neocaesarea. So begins Macrina's adventure in faith,  as she undertakes the process of becoming one of the most influential women in sacred  history, the mother and grandmother of saints.

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thegoodbookstall.com:
". . . the theme of holiness emerging from hardship and crisis is an inspiring one. This imaginative tale of persecution brings alive one of the formative centuries of the Christian era, and if it helps to show why Christians owe so much to the fourth century so much the better."

antiochian.org:
"I recommend this book to ages eleven and up and to anyone else who might be interested in seeing what true faith looks like. Take it from me, a twelve year old girl, St. Macrina the Elder who was grandmother of three saints, will definitely show you what real faith looks like. St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nyssa, and St. Macrina the younger must be mighty proud of their old "Nona."

infibeam.com:
"Readers of all ages will be fascinated by the story of St. Macrina the Elder, who had a profound influence on her grandchildren, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nyssa, and St. Macrina the Younger. She is truly a great confessor of the Orthodox Christian faith."