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Susie Mast's Old Order life in Lancaster County's Hickory Hollow has been shaped by events beyond her control, with the tragic deaths of her Dat and close-in-age brother casting a particularly long shadow. Now 22, Susie remains unmarried despite her longtime affection for friend Obie Yoder. Believing Obie might never show romantic interest in her, Susie accepts Del Petersheim's invitations - it is only after Obie leaves to take an apprenticeship that Susie realizes her mistake.
Unfortunately, Susie's cares are soon multiplied due to her mother's worsening health and her younger sister's desire for answers about her adoption. Once again, Susie faces the possibility of loss. Will family secrets and missed opportunities dim Susie's hopes for the future? Or is what seems like the end only the beginning?
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- KP
- 09-14-21
So far, the narrator ruins the book
I may have to purchase this book in order to soak in Beverly Lewis’s usual wonderful writing. I haven’t made it very far into this audio version because the narrator’s voice is hard to listen to. She is a bit too high pitched and reads like a robot except for when she is changing voices. When she reads the narrator’s portion, it sounds like she is over enunciating. I was so distracted by the tone of her voice and how she reads that I can’t even tell you much about what has happened so far. I hate to leave such a negative review, but I did want to warn others to definitely listen to the sample portion before purchasing.
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- Juliet S.
- 11-26-21
Love Beverly Lewis but pretty much a repeat of past stories
The story itself is a familiar Beverly Lewis story , just the next generation. The narrator had a pleasant voice but seemed to drift into a Irish accent at times . Her male voices were fine but during the earlier part of the book she read them in clipped robotic way. All in all still very much worth listening to. Brings you back to Hickory Hollow and the wonderful characters I’ve come to love.
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- Mary Kelly
- 09-28-21
Love this as always
I love Beverly Lewis she always makes me feel like I'm right there with them in the story. The only thing I don't like is waiting another year for one of her books. This book inparticular I would have rather had more to the ending but that's probably due to always wanting more of the book.
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- Mary
- 03-23-23
Slow moving.
There was never a real excitement to not want to put the book down. After reading much of Beverly Lewis’s books, this one was disappointing. Of course the last 15 minutes we’re good. It was predictable.
I had a hard time getting used to the narrators voice. Overall, it was just okay.
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- elmon1937
- 12-04-22
Wonderful story
This story is so beautiful with its intertwined story of forgiveness and love. It tells of Jesus love for each and every person.It also tells of His plans that He always has waiting until we trust Him. The performance is very easy to listen to enjoyable. I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-04-22
Nothing like Lewis’ other stories!
Plot was boring most of the way through. I got to the end hoping for a pay off and didn’t get it. Bummer! I have loved all her other books.
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- Becky Anthony
- 08-23-22
Great story
well written easy to listening made you get involved. When they prayed, I was ready to pray with them and for them. Clean and a very good surprise ending!
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- Julie
- 07-07-22
A Lovely Story
Great characters and a compelling storyline. Highly recommend any books by this author. They make you feel happy and warm inside.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-12-22
Great book!
I enjoyed this book. I felt like I really got to know the characters well. It kept my attention.
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- James
- 12-12-21
Terribly boring reader…
Uncommon for Beverly Lewis, I have read and listened to many of her books and enjoyed them. I will be returning, haven’t made it past the third chapter!!
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Anna is eager to begin a new chapter in her life as a Lancaster County tour guide in the picturesque area where her Plain grandmother once stayed. Anna wishes she could talk with her grandmother about those long-ago days, but the elderly woman suffers from Alzheimer's, and beyond a vague hint about an old stone wall, much about that time is a mystery. Thankfully, Martin Nolt, a handsome Mennonite, takes the young Beachy Amish woman under his wing for her training, familiarizing her with local highlights, including Peaceful Meadows Horse Retreat, for children with special needs.
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Stupendous! Great story and histor lesson!
- By Love to Read! on 10-08-20
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Heirloom
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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After her widowed father remarries, nineteen-year-old Clara Bender is no longer needed to help run his household. Marriage seems like her best hope of moving out, but there are few young men in her tiny Indiana Amish community. When she comes across letters from her mother's aunt Ella Mae Zook, she sets off to visit Lancaster County's Hickory Hollow to decide where her future lies. Ella Mae is not quite ready to move from the farmhouse where she and her recently deceased husband many years, but her children are eager to resettle her, making Clara's visit seem like an answer to prayer.
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If you can, read the book rather than listen to it
- By LB on 10-06-23
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Timepiece
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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As the only daughter, Sylvia Miller of The Tinderbox has always held a special place in her Old Order family, one Adeline Pelham jeopardizes when she shows up at the Millers' Hickory Hollow farm. It isn't that Adeline means to be a threat, but her very existence is a reminder of the painful secret that has so recently upended the Miller household. And with Sylvia and her mother still struggling to come to terms with that news, this is a challenging time to welcome an Englisher - especially this Englisher - into their midst.
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sweet read
- By Julie Sawyer on 02-28-20
By: Beverly Lewis
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Child of Mine
- By: Beverly Lewis, David Lewis
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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Jack Livingston has been raising his nine-year-old adopted niece, Natalie, since the accident that took her parents' lives. While he travels for work, Natalie is lovingly cared for by Laura, an Amish nanny who loves her as her own. Kelly Maines is nearing the end of her rope. Her baby was kidnapped, the apparent victim of a black market adoption ring, and for eight years, Kelly has tirelessly pursued every lead to its bitter end. Now, there's one last lead from a private investigator: Just a few miles away lives a girl who matches the profile....
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Good story... to much focus on god and prayer
- By John Nicholas on 03-31-19
By: Beverly Lewis, and others
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The Road Home
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Rachel Botchan, Christina Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Lena Rose Schwartz hadn't planned to leave her Old Order community in Centerville, Michigan. But then, she could not have foreseen the accident that made her and her siblings orphans. After her parents' funeral, her younger brothers and sisters are farmed out to various nearby relatives. But when the deacon in charge of the arrangements tells her there aren't places enough for everyone, she agrees to go live with her father's second cousin and his family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Beside the fact that Lena has never been more than a few miles from home, she's never met the family she will now be living with. But worse than that is the thought of being separated from her siblings. How will they manage without her to care for them - especially eight-year-old Chris?
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Wonderful story!
- By inspiredbooksguide on 02-15-19
By: Beverly Lewis
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The First Love
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Christina Moore, Melissa Hurst
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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In the summer of 1951, 18-year-old Maggie Esh is in need of some hope. Sweet-spirited and uncommonly pretty despite struggling with a debilitating illness, she is accustomed to being treated kindly by the young men of her Old Order Amish church district. Yet no one but Jimmy Beiler ever asks her out, and she always declines, certain he only pities her. To make matters worse, Dat has recently remarried, less than a year after Maggie's mother died. And while her stepmother is kind, she's much younger than Mamm, and she simply doesn't understand Maggie or her illness the way Mamm did.
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A bit boring
- By Sheryl on 09-06-18
By: Beverly Lewis
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Whispers Down the Lane
- SummerHill Secrets, Volume 1, Book 1
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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Join Merry Hanson, a very modern 15-year-old living in Pennsylvania's Amish country, as she faces the true-to-life struggles and heartfelt triumphs of growing up to be the best she can be in God's eyes. When Lissa Vyner shows up bruised and beaten, Merry enlists the help of her Amish friend Rachel Zook.
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whispers down the lane
- By Babs on 07-09-23
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Tinderbox
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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On the day before her Amish parents' 20th wedding anniversary, Sylvia Miller stumbles across the key to the old brass tinderbox her father keeps in his Lancaster County watch repair shop. Piqued by curiosity, Sylvia unlocks the cherished heirloom, not realizing that what she is about to discover will splinter apart her happy life.
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Slow in the middle..
- By Ren on 04-22-19
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Proving
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Christina Moore, Suzy Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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Amanda Dienner hasn't spoken a word to her Old Order mother or twin sister in five years when she receives word that her mother has passed away and left her Lancaster County's most popular Amish bed-and-breakfast. Now an Englisher, Mandy is shocked: Her sister should have been the obvious choice! But because this is all her controlling mother's doing, of course there's a catch, and Mandy soon learns that the farmhouse inn will only truly be hers if she is able to successfully run it for one year.
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Surprised
- By Amazon Customer on 12-09-17
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Wish
- By: Beverly M. Lewis
- Narrated by: Christina Moore, Stina Nielsen
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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A compelling story of friendship from the top author in Amish fiction, Leona Speicher got the "sister" she'd always dreamed of the day Gloria Gingerich and her family moved to Lancaster County Amish farmland. The Arkansas newcomers seem to be everything a devout Plain family should be, and Leona can't help comparing Gloria's engaging young parents to her own. Leona's cousin shows a romantic interest in Gloria around the same time as Gloria's older brother expresses his fondness for Leona.
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Not worth money/credit
- By Amazon Customer on 01-18-17
By: Beverly M. Lewis
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The River
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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