Grace Livingston Hill was a prominent author of the 20th century, well-known for her religious and Christian fiction. She wrote more than 100 novels and many short stories under her real name and the pseudonym Marcia Macdonald. Her characters were primarily young female ingénues, often strong Christian women or those who found their faith within the context of her stories.
Grace Livingston Hill was born on April 16, 1865, in Wellsville, New York, to Charles Montgomery, a Presbyterian minister, and Marcia MacDonald. Both her parents and her sister were writers, with her sister being a renowned author who wrote under the pseudonym Pansy. Grace's family had a strong literary background, and her upbringing in a religious household greatly influenced her writing.
Hill's writing career began when she published her first novel, which raised enough money for her to take a vacation to Chautauqua. Her life was marked by significant challenges, including the death of her first husband and financial struggles, which served as motivators for her writing. Grace Livingston Hill's work remains popular and influential in the genre of religious and Christian fiction to this day.
In addition to her real name, Grace Livingston Hill also published under the name Grace Livingston Hill Lutz. She was also the niece of Isabella MacDonald Alden, another well-known author of religious fiction. Hill's writing has had a lasting impact on the genre, and her work continues to inspire and influence new generations of writers and readers.