Prodigal Girl by Grace Livingston Hill
I have long been a fan of Grace Livingston Hill. You may see more books by this author highlighted in the book of the month posts. Prodigal Girl is one of my favorites.
In this book an oblivious father suddenly finds that his family is not as he had thought. He had supposed they all were upstanding moral individuals just as he assumed he himself was.
Then several facts are made known to him that cause him to realize they only are upstanding moral individuals according to the world's standards. He also realizes that he also has become complacent in sticking to his standards. Not only that but as the spiritual head of his household he is responsible for all of the members in addition to himself.
He recommits himself to God and sets about guiding his family back to the values they had had at one point. Unfortunately, he finds they have moved farther from those values than he had presumed. He decides he must make drastic changes to reverse the lax attitudes that had been governing each one of the family members.
A total break with school, friends, jobs, clubs seems to be the best way, so he moves the whole family to a secluded cabin in the country. Some family members grumble a little, then come around quickly but the prodigal girl is full of rebellion and tries to run away although she is not familiar with country life and especially the winter weather. He is unsure how to rescue her from the elements and from her own willfulness.
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