Hannah Hurnard wrote Christian allegory and devotional fiction, best known for Hinds' Feet on High Places. The book follows Much-Afraid, a young woman living among relatives who embody fear and discouragement, as she begins a symbolic journey with the Shepherd towards the High Places. Characters and landscapes represent spiritual conditions, making the story an allegory of trust, suffering and Christian growth rather than realistic fantasy. Mountains of Spices continues in a related devotional mode. Hurnard's writing is explicitly Christian and strongly symbolic, with emotional and spiritual transformation carrying more weight than plot realism. Hinds' Feet on High Places is the defining book for readers of Christian allegory and devotional fiction, especially those comfortable with personified virtues, trials and biblical imagery. Read more Less