01553cam a2200301 4500 755790222 TxAuBib 20230410120000.0 020423s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002006085 9780764227271 pbk. 0764227270 pbk. 9780764227554 hc 0764227556 hc TxAuBib Nichols, Linda, 1954- Not a sparrow falls [PB] / Linda Nichols. Minneapolis : Bethany House, 2002. 351 p. ; 22 cm. In this powerful story of redemption and love, a prodigal young woman from the hills of Virginia flees the men who have lured her away from a godly upbringing into a life of desperation. Taking on a new identity, Mary Bridget Washburn escapes to the bustling city of Alexandria. There her path crosses that of Alasdair MacPherson, a widowed pastor with three young children and daunting problems of his own. Mary Bridget longs to bring happiness to the deeply troubled family, but she seems an unlikely candidate to help. Has she fallen too far from grace to be able to pass it on? A heart-tugging tale about the extraordinary struggles that turn ordinary people into heroes. 20230410. Single fathers Fiction. Dysfunctional families Fiction. Young women Fiction. Love stories. Alexandria (Va.) Fiction. Christian fiction.