Book Overview
Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you'll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman's story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams ... and secrets. You'll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the "English" way of life--and the decisions and consequences that follow. Most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families. Rebecca Kauffman's tranquil Old Order Amish life is transformed when she suddenly has custody of her two teenage nieces after her "English" sister and brother-in-law are killed in an automobile accident. Instant motherhood, after years of unsuccessful attempts to conceive a child of her own, is both a joy and a heartache. Rebecca struggles to give the teenage girls the guidance they need as well as fulfill her duties to Daniel as an Amish wife. Rebellious Jessica is resistant to Amish ways and constantly in trouble with the community. Younger sister Lindsay is caught in the middle, and the strain between Rebecca and Daniel mounts as Jessica's rebellion escalates. Instead of the beautiful family life she dreamed of creating for her nieces, Rebecca feels as if her world is being torn apart by two different cultures, leaving her to question her place in the Amish community, her marriage, and her faith in God.
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Rated 5 starswonderful....
a book of faith love and trusting in God
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Rated 5 starsBeautiful story!
A precious gift for this lovely Amish woman that could not have her own children. It’s so realistic. Two totally different siblings brought in from the “English” world to an Amish world. Loved this book.
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Rated 5 starsLoved it. Looking forward to the sequel
As an acquantance of Amy's, I figured I was prejuduced and would like the book just because I knew it's author. However, as a reader I was quickly engrossed. I have a teenaged daughter and could see her in both the girls. The emotions were described in an honest, straightforward manner. It was a tragic situation made even more difficult by the culture extremes. Amy describes situations that you would expect to come up...
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Rated 5 starswonderful read
I think that Amy Clipston has captured the struggles of the Amish verses the English lifestyle perfectly. How do you go from having all the luxuries of the modern world and go to living in the past? You get to see the struggles from both sides as Rebecca tries to welcome her nieces, who don't even know her, into her life and treat them as if they were her own. I only hope that the next book continues where this one left...
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Rated 5 starsA Great Read Filled With Conflict!
The book was a great read, and I could see this being a novel that would also appeal to pre-teens, teens, as well as adults. The Amish attitudes in this novel left me feeling a bit unsettled because, I think it's hard for them (the Amish) to understand what it's like to be like "us" the "English" since they've always been Amish. When Jessica and Lindsay first come to live with Rebecca, Jessica wants to know where she's going...
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