The life of Susanna Wesley (1669-1742) is both intriguing and illuminating to explore. This book presents her life in ways that will astound the modern reader. Susanna and her husband, Samuel, had 19 children, 10 of whom survived to adulthood. Her son, Charles, became a well-known hymn writer and her son John, became the founder of Methodism. Susanna was brought up in a Puritan home as the youngest of 25 children. As a teenager, she became a member of the Church of England. She became the wife of a chronically debt-ridden parish rector in an English village. Nonetheless, Susanna managed to pass down to her children Christian principles that stayed with them.