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Christy by Catherine Marshall 1967 BCE HC DJ. The book is set in the fictional Appalachian village of Cutter Gap, Tennessee in 1912. It was inspired by the work of Marshall's mother, Leonora Whitaker, who taught impoverished children in the Appalachian region when she was a young, single woman. Christy, first published in 1967, is an historical fiction Christian novel by American author Catherine Marshall. The book is set in the fictional Appalachian village of Cutter Gap, Tennessee in 1912. It was inspired by the work of Marshall's mother, Leonora Whitaker, who taught impoverished children in the Appalachian region when she was a young, single woman. The novel explores faith, and mountain traditions such as moonshining, folk beliefs, and folk medicine.