An Amish Homecoming
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4.7 • 24 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Author Rosalind Lauer weaves a patchwork quilt of life and love in the Pennsylvania Amish community of Joyful River, where new beginnings and old ways meet with faith, hope, and compassion . . .
Essie Lapp’s birthday is doubly blessed. There’s a delicious meal to savor with her family, and the sweet gift of time spent with her beau, Harlan. Over two years they’ve forged a bond as strong and hopeful as a tree reaching for the sky. To practical-minded Essie, there’s comfort in knowing exactly what her future will bring. Yet Gott has his plan, and it soon turns her family’s world upside down . . .
Essie’s widowed English uncle has brought his troubled teenage daughters back to their mother’s Amish community, convinced it’s the fresh start they need. Essie strives to welcome her cousins, but adapting to plain living won’t be easy, even if the rewards are great. As cultures clash and hearts collide, Essie feels the first stirrings of doubt about Harlan’s commitment to her. Yet as the seasons change, and the heat of summer gives way to crisp, ripe autumn, this homecoming might mean a bountiful beginning . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this excellent first entry in the Joyful River series, Lauer (A Simple Autumn) follows what happens to a small Amish community when a disruptive outsider comes to town. Eighteen-year-old Essie and her beau, Harlan, are preparing for engagement and marriage, but their plans are interrupted when Essie's three English cousins come to live with her family following their mother's death. Boisterous eldest cousin Serena is the same age as Essie, but has the polar opposite of Essie's steady, unassuming personality, and Serena's spirited ways quickly get under Essie's skin. But after Harlan's mother and sister are injured in a buggy accident, the cousins come together to help their recovery and discover their values are far more similar than they'd first assumed. Meanwhile, the cousins begin to navigate romances in the small town with Essie's help. Biblical themes of faith and love echo throughout as the crew learn to appreciate the things that matter most to them. Lauer's fans will be satisfied with the happy endings and eagerly await the next trip to Joyful River.
