Parting (The Courtship of Nellie Fisher Book #1)
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4.4 • 120 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
The People themselves dare to challenge the Old Ways of their heritage...and each patriarch must choose a side.
Nearly one hundred days have passed since the untimely death of Nellie Mae Fisher's beloved younger sister, Suzy, and Nellie dares again to dream of a future with handsome Caleb Yoder. But with rumors about Suzy still flying among the People, there are those who would keep the young courting couple apart...including Caleb's own father.Meanwhile, a growing number of Honeybrook's Amish farmers are demanding tractors and other forbidden modern conveniences. When a revival adds to the tensions, passions flare. With the Old Order community pushed to the breaking point, Nellie and Caleb find their families--and themselves--in the midst of what threatens to become an impossible divide.
A New York Times Bestseller
A USA Today Bestseller
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Beloved bestselling inspirational author Lewis kicks off The Courtship of Nellie Fisher series, dishing up her usual sort of Amish meal. Amish teen Nellie Fishers grief over the death of her sister, Suzy, in a drowning accident is just beginning to heal. It helps that Caleb Yoder has asked her to be his girl, and wedding bells ring in her imagination. Her baked goods shop also provides solace. But change blows through her Pennsylvania Amish community, threatening to divide families and thwart her newfound romance. Other storylines are set up: Rosanna King seems unable to have children, but is promised a forthcoming baby by a woman who has many; Nellies father reads forbidden scripture and becomes intrigued with salvation by grace. Amish dialect is used judiciously throughout, and although some items (like an old journal) seem like tired clichs, Lewis creates the tension necessary to get the series started. Some Christian readers will wonder about a theology that finds Suzys death and a crop failure part of Gods plan, and there may be confusion for readers unfamiliar with the Amish about the boundaries of Rumschpringe (rumspringa, or the running-around period for some Amish teens). Lewis has a gentle narrative style, however, and her fans will line up for this latest fictional slice of Amish life.
Customer Reviews
Specific Separation
The Amish, a rather small group of people who live to themselves but follow the Old Way as generations before them. Come to the keyhole and take a peak as I have.
I love Nellie Mae an ambitious teenager who is up before dawn baking for her own bakery shop. A love story certainly with Nellie Mae in the center but also, of family and faith for all, especially for those who need answers.
Why, they don’t even know the question.
Come find what the separation means!
Thank you, Beverly Lewis.
1st Lewis book
This is the first Lewis book for me. A friend recommended and I am glad she did. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book and the sequel The Forbidden. Looking forward to reading more from this author.