Catherine Marshall, New York Times best-selling author of thirtybooks, is best known for her novel Christy. Based on the life of her mother, a teacher of mountain children in poverty-stricken Tennessee, Christy captured the hearts of millions and became a popular CBS television series. Around the kitchen table at Evergreen Farm, as her mother reminisced, Catherine probed for details and insights into the rugged lives of these Appalachian highlanders. A beloved inspirational writer and speaker, Catherineโs enduring career spanned four decades, six continents, and reached over thirtymillion readers.