The Eugenia Price Trilogy: The Burden Is Light!, Discoveries, Early Will I Seek Thee

by Eugenia Price

One of the most beloved Christian writers of all times takes you on her journey from a nonbeliever into the arms of Christ with this exclusive 3-in-1 volume. In THE BURDEN IS LIGHT!, this best-selling novelist tells the story of spiritual conversion in 1949 as if it happened yesterday. Ellen Filey, a childhood friend, introduced her to Jesus with simplicity and love. As Ellen writes in the introduction, "I knew that I was standing before 'something' which...seemed very unlikely. Yet she was there as she was, and He was there as He is, and I knew the Shepherd had already laid down His life for the sheep." Your heart will thrill to the miracle of Eugenia's new-found faith. DISCOVERIES was published in 1953, four years after her conversion to Christianity. This refreshing, achingly honest journal is filled with the excitement of a new disciple. In EARLY WILL I SEEK THEE, Eugenia explores what trusting in Jesus really means as she reveals how our lives become a joyous journey of discovery when we totally trust in Him. You'll turn to THE EUGENIA PRICE TRILOGY again and again for strength and inspiration on your own journey into the arms of Christ.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Eugenia Price was born in Charleston, WV, June 22, 1916, to Walter (a dentist) and Anna Price. At the age of ten, she decided she wanted to be a writer and entered a poem in her school's literary magazine. She was raised as a member of the Methodist Church, but had left the church behind by the time she graduated from high school, at the age of 15, in 1932. She decided to leave writing behind to follow in her father's footsteps and pursue a career in dentistry. She attended Ohio University for three years, declaring herself an atheist during this time. In 1935, she became a student at Northwestern Dental School, the only woman admitted that year. She studied dentistry for two years, but writing continued to draw her. In 1939, she was hired to work on the NBC radio serial In Care of Aggie Horn. She continued as one of the writers for the show until 1942. She left NBC, going to work for the Proctor and Gamble show Joyce Jordan, M.D. from 1944-1946. In 1945 she founded her own television and radio production company, Eugenia Price Productions, developing other serials for Proctor and Gamble.

In 1949 Eugenia Price underwent a profound life change, giving up her college atheism to embrace Christianity. She considered a career change, but accepted a position with WGN Radio as writer, producer, and director for Unshackled, another radio serial. The popularity of the show led her to a lecturing career throughout the United States and Canada for several years.

Price began yet another career in the early 1950s when she was approached by one of the owners of Zondervan publishing. The 1953 publication of Discoveries Made from Living My New Life, a chronicle of her newfound faith and the experiences that led her to it, launched Eugenia Price into a new career as an inspirational writer. Other inspirational books followed, addresses issues of importance to women and children and other self-help concerns and urging readers away from advances in psychology and analysis and toward a life based on Biblical tenants. Many of her inspirational books are still in print, a testimony to the comfort and empathy many readers found in her works.

Eugenia Price gained a much wider audience though when she began publishing historical romances set in the American South. These novels were praised as "compelling sagas that blend personal stories of love and tragedy. . . with the dramatic events of a region's history." Her first historical romance, The Beloved Invader, was inspired her visit to Saint Simons Island, Georgia and based on one of the island's nineteenth-century inhabitants. The Beloved Invader was published in 1965 and followed by two other romances, New Moon Rising (1969) and Lighthouse (1971), to form the St. Simons Trilogy.

Her historical romances made Price a frequent member of the best-seller lists and brought her millions of readers. Although she continued to write and to publish inspirational works, it was her romances that brought her the greatest attention.

Eugenia Price died May 28, 1996, in Brunswick, Georgia of congestive heart failure and is buried in the Christ Church cemetery, Frederica, GA. Many of her books remain in print and have translated into 17 languages, charming readers of all ages and nationalities. Her manuscripts are housed at Boston University.

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a whole, I would rate the 3 books as a 3 out of 5. The last book would get a strong 5 out of 5 with all its treasures of truth!

[Beth Withers · Rating 4 out of 5]

The books contained in this trilogy were originally written in the 50s, and I read them 70 years later. The world has changed a lot, so I didn't connect with a lot of the book. The three books have to do with conversion to Christianity and remaining a devout Christian. I appreciate the sentiment and what Price had to say about her conversion to Christianity, but some of it ran long after awhile. it would have been better, I think, if I had read each book separately. To read all of these together was a bit much. I adore Price's historical fiction novels.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

DNF after Discoveries. I read the other two books in my teens. Price was just what I needed at that time in my faith journey.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I began this book almost 6 months ago and just finished it. This is far slower than my usual 1-3 days on a book. It is profound and deep, taking us in over our heads to true faith and trust in God. I stopped reading several times because I could feel the conviction gripping my heart. Persevere- it is well worth the read, if you desire to draw closer to God.

[Agreenwalt · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I can say is, Eugenia Price was an amazing woman who has written her own story of "discoveries" in her own inspirational words!