Driven into Exile: A Story of the Huguenots

Huguenot Inheritance Series #5

by A.L.O.E.

In the late seventeenth century, the Marquis la Force is banished to England with his wife and daughter for refusing to put aside his Huguenot beliefs, while his son and nephew are held in France, struggling against Catholic oppression.

Genres: Huguenots

141 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Charlotte Maria Tucker, the English author, who wrote under the pseudonym A.L.O.E (a Lady of England), was the daughter of Henry St George Tucker (1771-1851), a distinguished official of the British East India Company. From 1852 till her death she wrote many stories for children, most of them allegories with an obvious moral, and devoted the proceeds to charity. In 1875 she left England for India to engage in missionary work, and died at Amritsar on the 2nd of December 1893.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

In "Driven into Exile," the Edict of Nantes is revoked, and a nobleman is given a choice between exile in 21 days, or converting back to the Roman Catholic church. He chooses exile to England. The daughter, Adele, resents the change, as well as her English stepmother. She obeys, but rebelliously, especially when they discover that her dear brother will not be allowed to join them. As the heir of the estate, he is being re-educated as a Catholic to serve the king. The story chronicles his non-compliance, as well as the hardships his family encounter in their new life in England. Adele writes her cousin in France, who has converted back to Catholicism to find a match among the French nobility. Adele's rebellious spirit is seen, although she does love her stepmother. When the news that her brother Louis is arrested after aiding the escape of a Huguenot pastor, she runs off into a snowstorm. The story has a happy ending for all the faithful characters, although the worldling cousin pays the ultimate price for her own way. There are hard decisions to be made, and this book is an encouragment to stand fast in the Lord, no matter the consequences.

[Joshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this to be a decent story based on the trials the French Huguenots had to go through, for being Christians. I thought the story was a bit short and rushed at the end but found myself enjoying it regardless.

[Abigail · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing and very good.
It teaches you a very good lesson.