Hesba Stretton 
Jessica’s first prayer 
A Christian Fiction of Hesba Stretton

Can the cruelty of life ends with the innocence of a child?

Jessicas First Prayer is a story of love and forgiveness that has enchanted millions of readers around the world since its first edition.

A reading pure and full of grace.

A book for parents and children.

A message will be brought to life.

Prepare to hear this prayer for their souls.

Circa l’autore

Hesba Stretton was the pen name of Sarah Smith (27 July 1832 – 8 October 1911), an English writer of children’s books. She concocted the name from the initials of herself and four surviving siblings and part of the name of a Shropshire village she visited, All Stretton, where her sister Anne owned a house, Caradoc Lodge.