Priscilla's Escape
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4.4 • 66 Ratings
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Publisher Description
She flees to Florida to chase her dream of painting, but leaving may cost her both her Amish boyfriend and her family's respect.
Twenty-year-old Priscilla King is unsure about joining the Amish Church or using her rumspringa freedom to paint beach landscapes. She's been offered a two-month-long nanny position in Siesta Key, Florida, by an author on a tight writing deadline. The opportunities presented are more than a little tempting for Priscilla, even if it means disappointing her parents and leaving her new boyfriend.
Stephen Hertzler grew up in an Amish family, but, like Priscilla, he's undecided about joining the church. He loves Priscilla and wants to marry her, although he knows she's not ready to make any decisions beyond her summer plans. His biggest worry is that she'll meet someone else in Florida and forget him.
When Priscilla's parents sabotage her part-time job at a local fabric store to dissuade her from following a "worldly lifestyle" in taking the nanny position in Florida, Priscilla is distraught. She knows she would regret not taking this chance. Leaving a note, she sneaks out in disobedience of her parents' wishes.
Stolen paintings and Mitch, a Jewish New Yorker, complicate Priscilla's plans. With the freedom to paint, dreams she has never fully imagined begin to feel possible—but at what cost?
Customer Reviews
Priscilla’sEscape
A very thoughtfully written book.
Priscilla
Good story about a woman with a dream to see the ocean and to paint what she sees. She had to lie to her parents and family to go to the beach and work as a nanny and then she was able to paint the ocean.
This is a charming Amish romance.
I love both Priscilla and Stephen. They are extremely believable. They have very normal questions about their faith and how God wants them to live their lives. I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that they started by developing a friendship based on common interests and an ease in talking things over with each other.
The way that Priscilla’s family came together to discuss the situation when she left home was fantastic. That was a remarkable example of a close knit family working together when faced with difficulty.
There were a number of times that things that happened prior to the beginning of this book were discussed. I felt that many of them may have taken place in previous books about the King family.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Celebrate Lit. I have chosen to write this review to express my personal opinion.
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