One of the great heroines of Victorian fiction, Hester Raymount, is at the heart of George MacDonald's little-known masterpiece, Weighed and Wanting. She is modeled in part on the author's friend, the great English social reformer Octavia Hill, who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of the poor of London. As Michael Phillips has written, "[MacDonald} gives us here a vision of ministry to the poor, suffering, diseased, and dying--a ministry imbued with the power of eternal Fatherhood." Above all, this captivating story is about personal transformation, about the journey each of us must--and will!--one day take to the loving heart of God.
George MacDonald (1824-1905), Scottish poet, novelist, lecturer, and minister, was a mentor to Lewis Carroll, friend to Mark Twain, and inspiration to countless Christians including G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, and Andrew Peterson, to name just a few. Lewis said of MacDonald, "I know hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continually close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself."
