Sometimes I wonder how long the attraction to Amish novels will hang in there. The trend has extended far beyond most agents' and editors' prediction. Maybe it's that the simple life appeals to some core of our own lives. I enjoy historical novels, and the Amish stories are sort of like that. The blend of modern-day equipment and livelihoods contrasting with--and sometimes colliding with--life as it was a couple of hundred years ago is a treat. I'd give this one five stars because it's (a) so well written and (b) so unique in its genre.
The novel begins with a tragedy and a blessing: two little girls killed in a horrific crash and one little girl born too soon who lives, even though premature. That one little girl,Marianna, imagined all her life that she had to make up for two girls lost. She tried so hard, but she knew she could never achieve her goal.
Now her parents want to move away from the only life she's ever known, far away to the wilds of Montana. She not only would have to leave her friends but also the developing relationship with an Amish boy, Aaron. With him she could start new, not having to make up for two any more. She prayed with all her heart that they would not go. But, sometimes God's answer to our pleas is "No."
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