"The Amish Bride"
By Mindy Starns Clark
and Leslie Gould
About the book:
Genre: Amish Fiction
Publication Date: 2012
Synopsis:
Ella Bayer is a young Mennonite woman who has two dreams, to operate her own bakery and marry her handsome Amish boyfriend. Ezra is a fine man who adores Ella, however, his family strongly opposes the marriage! He mustn't marry outside his faith, that of the Amish!!
Ezra's family decides to make a move to make the romance cool off a bit and hopefully end it. They send him away to a farm in Indiana, far from his beloved, who remains in Pennsylvania. Low and behold, Ella finds it within her, upon her estranged father's return , to make the long trip to Indiana and ends up at a farm linked to her great grandmother's coded journal. There , she attempts to break this code, with the help of Luke Kline, a very handsome Amish farmhand.
Ella makes her way in this new area, as she is forced to figure out things in the past and question her future . Will she become the Amish bride of Ezra or will she find that God has something else that she should do in her life???? What will this young feisty woman do?? It is sooooo hard when she is so used to doing her own way!!!
My Thoughts:
This book is the third in the series, The Women of Lancaster County, ( The Amish Nanny, The Amish Midwife) however can certainly be read and enjoyed as a standalone. I believe that this is my very favorite of the three!! But, don't believe that! Every time I read something by these two lovely, talented ladies, I claim that it is the BEST yet!!
The development of characters is outstanding, as they are each so realistically described that you, at once, find yourself walking alongside them in their journey called Life! I easily identified with Ella, as I also come from Mennonite background . There are struggles as one tries to find the path that God wants you to follow and this was portrayed in a realistic , detailed manner. The reader can feel the confusion, anger, pain and remorse, as Ella struggles to find God's plan for her life.
The plot progresses steadily with just enough twists and turns to keep the reader engaged from the first page of the book to the last. The mystery of solving the code in the journal kept me guessing. Just when I thought there were answers, more questions appeared!! How would this unscrambling this code affect Ella's life ? Could it possibly change her plans??? You simply must read this book to find out!!
Definitely a book not to be missed!! Keep writing , ladies!!
This book was received as a gift. The thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own. I was not required to write a positive review.
By Mindy Starns Clark
and Leslie Gould
About the book:
Genre: Amish Fiction
Publication Date: 2012
Synopsis:
Ella Bayer is a young Mennonite woman who has two dreams, to operate her own bakery and marry her handsome Amish boyfriend. Ezra is a fine man who adores Ella, however, his family strongly opposes the marriage! He mustn't marry outside his faith, that of the Amish!!
Ezra's family decides to make a move to make the romance cool off a bit and hopefully end it. They send him away to a farm in Indiana, far from his beloved, who remains in Pennsylvania. Low and behold, Ella finds it within her, upon her estranged father's return , to make the long trip to Indiana and ends up at a farm linked to her great grandmother's coded journal. There , she attempts to break this code, with the help of Luke Kline, a very handsome Amish farmhand.
Ella makes her way in this new area, as she is forced to figure out things in the past and question her future . Will she become the Amish bride of Ezra or will she find that God has something else that she should do in her life???? What will this young feisty woman do?? It is sooooo hard when she is so used to doing her own way!!!
My Thoughts:
This book is the third in the series, The Women of Lancaster County, ( The Amish Nanny, The Amish Midwife) however can certainly be read and enjoyed as a standalone. I believe that this is my very favorite of the three!! But, don't believe that! Every time I read something by these two lovely, talented ladies, I claim that it is the BEST yet!!
The development of characters is outstanding, as they are each so realistically described that you, at once, find yourself walking alongside them in their journey called Life! I easily identified with Ella, as I also come from Mennonite background . There are struggles as one tries to find the path that God wants you to follow and this was portrayed in a realistic , detailed manner. The reader can feel the confusion, anger, pain and remorse, as Ella struggles to find God's plan for her life.
The plot progresses steadily with just enough twists and turns to keep the reader engaged from the first page of the book to the last. The mystery of solving the code in the journal kept me guessing. Just when I thought there were answers, more questions appeared!! How would this unscrambling this code affect Ella's life ? Could it possibly change her plans??? You simply must read this book to find out!!
Definitely a book not to be missed!! Keep writing , ladies!!
This book was received as a gift. The thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own. I was not required to write a positive review.
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