A Simple Amish Christmas

By: Vannetta Chapman

Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley

Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Annie Weaver always planned to return home, but the 20-year-old RN has lived in Philadelphia for three years now. Her time of rumschpringe is about to come to an abrupt end, bringing for Annie an overwhelming sense of loneliness. She returns home and finds herself face to face with a budding romance with an Amish farmer, and Annie has several important choices to make.

©2010 Vannetta Chapman (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Amish Nurse Returns Home

Annie Weaver, an RN living in Philadelphia, is called home when her father has a serious accident, breaking both legs. She has kept the details of her rumschpringe secret from her family. Instead of being off dating and doing many of the things that many Amish teens do during this time of freedom, Annie pursued education, first getting her GED, then going to nursing school. Working at Mercy Hospital and getting attached to her patients, particularly one young cancer patient. But even before her father's accident, Annie was homesick. And afterward, she was more than ready to return home and care for her father and rejoin her community. But fitting in wasn't exactly what she had hoped for. She missed her patients. And most girls of her age in the small Amish community were already married with children of their own. Yet, little by little, Annie, with the wisdom and help of her mother and family begins to learn that she does have a place and purpose within the community, and that God knows exactly what he is doing. Vannetta Chapman is one of my favorite authors and A Simple Amish Christmas is another outstanding example of a faith-filled story with a wonderful message of love and hope.

good but what happened

What happened to the others in the story? there is so many threads left dangling.

sweet amish romance

this is a sweet, nicely narrated romance with a heartwarming twist, loved it. the narrator had a pleasant voice, too

This was such a sweet book for today

This book was down to earth,, poignant, and well researched. I have been in amish country before and could imagine myself they're again. Loved it!

Wonderful story

Such a wonderful story of love and romance. Of family, being a nurse/midwife and falling in love for the first time. Enjoy!

Beautifully written

I loved this story, and would love to hear more from this author. This story was different than other Amish romances. I can't wait to hear more from this author.

Excellent

This book was so good that I did not put it down. It was a great book!

Great story. Not great male voices.

The story was the expected sweet love story, and while predictable, that's sometimes just the story you can sit back and enjoy without having to think too hard or concentrate on names/places too much. However, while the narrator did a great job with various women's voices, I couldn't get past the way she read the male voices. For most of the book I thought one of the main male characters was an old man. (I later realize he is supposed to be 30 years old.) While he is portrayed as older and wiser than his years, he was given a grandpa voice. It made it hard to feel any connection between the characters because of that.

A Simple Amish Christmas

This is a sweet story about how God uses the things that we may consider bad for His good and to carry out His will! Definitely a good story for teenagers.

Amish Wonderful

i really enjoyed this book and the many insights into the Amish life and religious beliefs. i am truly grateful for the author's insight!