Francine Rivers began her literary career at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism. From 1976 to 1985, she had a successful writing career in the general market and her books were awarded or nominated for numerous awards and prizes. Although raised in a religious home, Francine did not truly encounter Christ until later in life, when she was already a wife, mother of three, and an established romance novelist. Shortly after becoming a born-again Christian in 1986, Francine wrote Redeeming Love as her statement of faith. First published by Bantam Books, and then re-released by Multnomah Publishers in the mid- 1990s, this retelling of the biblical story of Gomer and Hosea set during the time of the California Gold Rush is now considered a classic work of Christian fiction and continues to be one of the Christian Booksellers Association’s top-selling titles; it has held a spot on the Christian bestseller list for nearly a decade.
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Fiction, Large type books, Fiction, religious, Bible, History of Biblical events, Fiction, christian, historical, Women in the Bible, Christian fiction, Church history, Fiction, christian, general, Fiction, christian, romance, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, Historical Fiction, History, American literature, Mothers and daughters, Mothers and daughters, fiction, New York Times bestseller, Romans, nouvelles, Women pioneers, Women slaves, Authorship, Bible. in fiction, California, fictionPlaces
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Aaron (Biblical priest), Aaron (ca. 13e eeuw v. Chr), Alex Stafford, Amos (Biblical prophet), Bathsheba (Biblical figure), Caleb (Biblical figure), Cleo, David King of Israel, Duke, God, Gomer, Hosea, Jonathan (Biblical character), Jonathan (Biblical figure), Jonathan Axle, Joseph Hochschild, Lucky, Mae, Mai Ling, Michael Hosea, Miriam Altman, Paul, Rab, Ruth (Biblical figure), Sarah HoseaID Numbers
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- VIAF: 84211496
- Wikidata: Q439292
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- Rivers, Francine, 1947-
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