He earned international acclaim for The Spear, and among his other popular titles are Lay Siege to Heaven, The Restless Flame, The Joyful Beggar and The Quiet Light. Louis de Wohl wrote numerous historical novels for adults, including The Living Wood, which is also about St.

Helena's final accomplishment-her dangerous and miraculous expedition to the Holy Land. The story dramatically concludes with St. He also recounts the vision Constantine experienced on the eve of a pivotal battle and his subsequent legalization of Christianity in the fourth century. In this 29th book in the acclaimed Vision Books series for youth, Louis de Wohl, known for his masterful storytelling, describes the amazing events that led to the conversion of Helena and the rise to power of her son. This book for young people paints a vivid portrait of a remarkable woman who overcame every obstacle with faith, hope, perseverance. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, who found the Cross of Christ in Jerusalem. His fifty books include The Living Wood (Lippincott, 1947), Imperial Renegade (id., 1950), The Restless Flame (id., 1951), Throne of the World (id., 1949 published in England as Attila), The Golden Thread (Lippincott, 1952), The Second Conquest (id., 1954), Set All Afire (id., 1953), The Spear (id., 1955), and St. For your writings you will one day be judged.' From that time, he allegedly believed that he had to write for God, and felt that his earlier novels in the German language were of 'small significance compared to the novels he wrote for the glory of God'.Set against the colorful background of power struggles in imperial Rome and battling Roman legions, this is the exciting story of St.

In an audience with Pope Pius XII he was told to 'write about the history and mission of the Church in the World.' The Cardinal of Milan, Ildefonso Schuster, came to de Wohl after reading some of his writings telling him 'Let your writings be good. The best known of these was the 1934 comedy classic Die englische Heirat (The English Marriage). Writing as Ludwig von Wohl, he became quite a successful novelist during his youth in Germany, where sixteen of his novels were turned into films. At the age of 8 he wrote the play 'Jesus of Nazareth' because he didn't like how Jesus was portrayed by some books he read.

He began writing as early as the age of 7. In 1935, he emigrated to England due to his objections to the Nazi regime. Wohl was born in Berlin to a poor Catholic family, with a Hungarian father and Austrian mother of Jewish descent.

The Living Wood by Louis de Wohl