The River by Beverly Lewis

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She looked once more at the dreaded river. Since Anna’s death, it had been such a barrier . . . a place and a moment she could not seem to move past.

A line I can’t move beyond…
The River

Tilly and Ruth, two formerly Amish sisters, are plagued by unresolved relationships when they reluctantly return to Lancaster County for their parents’ landmark wedding anniversary. Since departing their Plain upbringing, Tilly has married an Englisher, but Ruth remains single and hasn’t entirely forgotten her failed courtship with her Amish beau.

Past meets present as Tilly and Ruth yearn for acceptance and redemption. Can they face the future in the light of a past they can’t undo?

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK 

A special thanks to the author/publisher for a copy of this book. I am not required to write a positive review, the opinions here are mine alone. I am disclosing this with my review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

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THE AUTHOR

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Beverly Lewis

Beverly Lewis (beverlylewis.com), born in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, has more than 17 million books in print. Her stories have been published in 12 languages and have regularly appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including the New York…

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CFBA Presents The Bridesmaid by Beverly Lewis

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingThe BridesmaidBethany House Publishers (September 11, 2012)byBeverly LewisABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Beverly’s first venture into adult fiction is the best-selling trilogy, The Heritage of Lancaster County, including The Shunning, a suspenseful saga of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman drawn to the modern world by secrets from her past. The book is loosely based on the author’s maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, who left her Old Order Mennonite upbringing to marry a Bible College student. One Amish-country newspaper claimed Beverly’s work to be “a primer on Lancaster County folklore” and offers “an insider’s view of Amish life.”

Booksellers across the country, and around the world, have spread the word of Beverly’s tender tales of Plain country life. A clerk in a Virginia bookstore wrote, “Beverly’s books have a compelling freshness and spark. You just don’t run across writing like that every day. I hope she’ll keep writing stories about the Plain people for a long, long time.”

A member of the National League of American Pen Women, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Evangel University, Lewis has written over 80 books for children, youth, and adults, many of them award-winning. She and her husband, David, make their home in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and spending time with their family. They are also avid musicians and fiction “book worms.”

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Latest in Chart-Topping Amish Fiction from Beverly Lewis

Twenty-seven-year-old Joanna Kurtz has made several trips to the altar, but never as a bride. The single young Amishwoman is a closet writer with a longing to be published something practically unheard of in her Lancaster County community. Yet Joanna’s stories aren’t her only secret. She also has a beau who is courting her from afar, unbeknownst even to her sister, Cora, who, though younger, seems to have suitors to spare.

Eben Troyer is a responsible young Amishman who hopes to make Joanna Kurtz his bride–if he can ever leave his parents’ farm in Shipshewana, Indiana. Yet with his only brother off in the English world, intent on a military career, Eben’s hopes for building a life with his dear Joanna are dimming, and patience is wearing thin. Will Joanna ever be more than a bridesmaid?

 

MY THOUGHTS

Beverly Lewis is one of my favorite authors! I love, love her books. I need to finish this one before I write a review, so I will post it asap. But if you want a wonderful Amish read, Beverly is your author to go to!!

 

If you would like to read the first chapter of The Bridesmaid, go HERE.

CFBA Beverly Lewis and The Fiddler

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingThe FiddlerBethany House Publishers (April 10, 2012)byBeverly LewisABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Beverly’s first venture into adult fiction is the best-selling trilogy, The Heritage of Lancaster County, including The Shunning, a suspenseful saga of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman drawn to the modern world by secrets from her past. The book is loosely based on the author’s maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, who left her Old Order Mennonite upbringing to marry a Bible College student. One Amish-country newspaper claimed Beverly’s work to be “a primer on Lancaster County folklore” and offers “an insider’s view of Amish life.”

Booksellers across the country, and around the world, have spread the word of Beverly’s tender tales of Plain country life. A clerk in a Virginia bookstore wrote, “Beverly’s books have a compelling freshness and spark. You just don’t run across writing like that every day. I hope she’ll keep writing stories about the Plain people for a long, long time.”

A member of the National League of American Pen Women, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Evangel University, Lewis has written over 80 books for children, youth, and adults, many of them award-winning. She and her husband, David, make their home in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and spending time with their family. They are also avid musicians and fiction “book worms.”

ABOUT THE BOOK

Come home to Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania–the beloved setting where Beverly Lewis’s celebrated Amish novels began–with new characters and new stories of drama, romance, and the ties that draw people together.

A wrong turn in a rainstorm leads Englisher Amelia Devries to Michael Hostetler–and the young Amishman’s charming Old Order community of Hickory Hollow. Despite their very different backgrounds, Amelia and Michael both feel hemmed in by the expectations of others and struggle with how to find room for their own hopes. And what first seems to be a chance encounter might just change their lives forever.

If you would like to read the first chapter of The Fiddler, go HERE.

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Beverly Lewis: The Secret Book Review and Giveaway

Hey everyone! Since my blog is very new, I need to generate some traffic here, and I need lots of  subscribers to my blog. I want to review Christian Fiction books for as many publishers I can….so I need blog traffic! I appreciate your help!

And to say thank you….I am going to start giving away some of my book collection. These are not new books, but gently read books in very good condition. My first giveaway is the first book in Beverly Lewis’ series “Seasons of Grace”……”The Secret”. To win, all you need to do is leave a comment at the end of the post…..and tell me your favorite Author. I know we all have several…..you can list more than one. Thanks much for reading.

Here is my review:

I really like Beverly Lewis’ Amish fiction books. Usually it doesn’t take so long to get into the books, but this one took a little more time. Maybe it is the switching back and forth between the Amish family and an English family that makes it the story difficult to follow at first. However, after you really get into the story, it is worth the read. And the second and third books are even better.

Grace Byler’s Amish home was like most Amish home’s with the hard work in the fields for the men and their sons, and cooking, cleaning, gardening, canning and such for the women. But the difference in their home and a lot of other Amish home was Grace’s parents. Things were just not right between them, and really never had been. It seems that now, more than ever Grace’s mama Lettie is acting weird and very secretive. She has been seen and heard leaving the house in the middle of the night and roaming the fields, everyone is wondering why. Grace’s dat Judah refuses to admit something is wrong with their relationship. Grace’s Dawdi Jakob and Mammi Adah are acting a little funny too, not to mention the neighbors who have started talking. And neighbors talking and asking question in an Amish neighborhood is not good….news travels just too fast among the Amish.

What secrets could cause Lettie to be acting like this? And why is Judah not wanting to face the fact that something is wrong. And what about Dawdi and Mammi? Why are they acting a little funny, and maybe even afraid? Are there secrets they are not telling? And who is this English family, and why are they so important? And just what is Grace going to do about the situation?

Well….you will need to read the book to find out! It’s a wonderful read, and you will need to read the other 2 in the series as well to get the full story.

Don’t forget to leave a comment to win the book.  And make sure you leave your email so I can contact you. You will have 3 days to notify me after I email you. Contest will end March 26,2011. Sorry not international shipping.