The Decision
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4.4 • 11 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
An Amish Man’s Heart Rebounds in Illinois
From Amish Country's Most Beloved Storyteller, Wanda E. Brunstetter
Discover along with Jonah Miller how life can begin anew in the prairie state of Illinois. Moving from Pennsylvania, finding rewarding work, and leaving heartbreak behind is the best decision Jonah ever made. But is he ready to consider love again when he meets Elaine Schrock? Will his scarred heart mend when she chooses family loyalty over love?
Don't forget to get Book 2 (The Gift) and 3 (The Restoration) too!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Brunstetter, an Amish-fiction specialist who has sold more than 8 million books, begins her new Prairie State Friends series with a novel that moves as slowly as a Amish buggy. Jonah Miller has been courting Elaine Schrock for nearly a year, but the unexpected death of her grandfather puts marriage plans on hold. Further delays occur when Elaine's grandmother is diagnosed with both diabetes and dementia. When Elaine ends up refusing Jonah's marriage proposal in order to devote herself fully to caring for her grandmother, he begins seeing Sara Stutzman, a widow with her own dramatic health issues. The plot plods; the language trudges; the ending jerks to a stop with obvious hints at Book 2. While Brunstetter's serviceable story speaks to caregiving, duty, and friendship, readers may cringe at sentences such as "Immediately, Elaine's two special friends gathered her into their arms, and they wept bitterly." Fans of Amish fiction and Brunstetter will want to read her latest, but this one isn't her best.
