Catherine Marshall, the widow of Dr. Peter Marshall when she wrote the book, following up on her best seller ``A Man Called Peter,'' has been quoted as saying the book was about 75% percent historical, although the main characters (the physician) and mountain woman descended from ancient royalty, are fictionalized. While in the book it is implied she ends up with the doctor, the real ``Christy,'' Catherine Marshall's mother, married a minister.
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