Lilias Trotter Books

Reflections of Faith in the Art and Writings of Lilias Trotter

Lovers of Lilias Trotter's works will welcome this gift book style hardback collection of writings and paintings drawn together by the skillful hands of Miriam Huffman Rockness. A Blossom in the Desert is truly a book that belongs on your coffee table, to give you encouragement time and again as you ponder Lilias' challenges and how she persevered to inspire the song, "Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus." 240 pages of full color, inspirational art and meditations, with a satin bookmark.

Elisabeth Elliot calls this biography of Lilias Trotter a drop everything book! This is the life story of the woman whose life of faith and devotion inspired the hymn Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus. She abandoned a life of privilege and pleasure as well as a promising career in art to serve Christ in Algeria. Despite frail health and many obstacles, she served there for forty years. Miriam Huffman Rockness has done a painstakingly superb biographical account which has been beautifully produced.

Deeply in touch with God, Lilias Trotter was also deeply in touch with nature and endued with a tremendous gift for drawing spiritual lessons from the natural world. She was also an exquisite artist. All these qualities combine in this classic volume on the Christ life. Like Parables of the Cross, this is a republication of her original work complete with full color renderings of her unusual paintings.

This is a republication of her original work from the early twentieth century, complete with reproductions of the author's exquisite artistry. Concise, yet insightful, this missionary, in her special and unique style, uses "pictures" from nature to teach deep truths of dying to self and living in Christ.