| Abstract: | "The author of this book is fortunate, it seems to me, in that she has not sought to write a detailed biography or make a sketch or give a portrait of Naomi Norsworthy. It is rather a tribute of a friend to a friend, with just enough detail to show why that friendship was close and reciprocal. The most striking characteristic of Miss Norsworthy was her genius for friendship. There was withal in her something of the Puritan. Her lovable nature, cheerful disposition, and largeness of heart were tempered with a natural reserve and controlled by a searching conscience that often led her into conflict with herself. In time of stress she needed a confessor. The revelation of herself at such times disclosed the weakness of the woman and the strength of the devotee. Had she been born in another faith or in an earlier age, she might have been the Mother Superior of a religious order. As it was, she became a teacher, and, faithfully following in the footsteps of the Master, she spent herself that others might have life and have it more abundantly"--Foreword. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved). |
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