Showing posts with label Amish fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amish fiction. Show all posts

Friday, August 29, 2014

Wanda E. Brunstetter continues to delight Amish Fiction Readers with "The Healing Quilt"


               New York Times Bestselling Author, Wanda E. Brunstetter, continues to deliver magnificent amish fiction books which has caused me to become one of her greatest fans.  In, "The Healing Quilt",  Emma Yoder Miller and her spouse retire to Southern Florida.  Emma, never content not being productive decides to teach quilting lessons which opens the door to her encounter with many needy individuals.  I absolutely love this book and felt an immediate bond with Emma. Emma and I are close in age and learning her priorities in life I found that we are much alike.  The author's gift of bringing her character's to light makes her book and book series a treasure.  With so many Author's writing Amish Fiction, Ms. Brunstetter's writing style stands out from all others.  I was given the great priviledge of reading this book by Handlebar Publishing in exchange for my review.  I highly recommend this book, readers will not be disappointed, and I also recommend the series.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Read up~Not Your Typical Amish Fiction Romance

 
Amanda Flower's second book in the Appleseed Creek Mystery series has received much applause and high recommendations which goes to show how diverse we all are from one another.  Ordinarily I am a big fan of Amish fiction but I found it hard to decifer the difference between the characters in this book from everyday individuals (what the Amish would call us "English").  I felt hoodwinked by the author to read a book about the Amish when there were hardly any mention of the Amish.    Within the first few pages of the first chapter we discover that the main character, Timothy has left the Amish as well as his younger sister.  The pages detail cell phones, computers and even using google.  By all means, there is nothing wrong with these things but I was looking forward to reading about the Amish lifestyle.  I was turned off right away and just couldn't get into the storyline.  I don't want to downplay the author because it is a matter of personal preference.  I examined this book for
Handlebar Review.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Goodbye to Yesterday~Awesome Amish Fiction!


  New York Times Best selling Author, Wanda E. Brunstetter, presents us with The Discovery Part 1 of 6 in the Lancaster County Saga Series.   For this amish fiction fan, the book  was a big win, leaving me excited to read more.  I am intrigued to learn how this religious sect fares under trials and turmoils and the main characters...Luke and Meredith encounter their share.  Readers will also yearn to find out if their love will survive separation and tragedy.
Lack of communication is one of the top reasons for divorce in our era.  In this Amish Saga, old school Luke Stoltzfus forbid's his loving wife to work after losing his job (the only family income).  Instead Luke shuts down in self-pity.  Meredith fears that anything that she has to say will set her husband off.  Her days are full of walking on eggshells and trying to hide the newly discovered fact that she is pregnant.  Luke feels it is an answered prayer when his Uncle Amo's wants to train him to take over his gravestone engraving business while Meredith is doubtful if it is worth traveling out of state to Indiana for a career her spouse knows nothing about.  The two cannot afford for both of them to go so that means Meredith will be left behind.  Facing obstacles that many married couples encounter really made this book becoming to me.  The book is small and easy to read in less than a couple days but it is also engaging.  I highly recommend this new series and thank Handlebar Cental for the fond opportunity of reviewing.