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Publisher's summary
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.
Strong in her faith, Maggie has been taught to accept her lot in life as God's will. But with declining health, an unsettled family situation, and few future prospects, any sense of hope seems elusive. When tent revival meetings come to the area, Maggie attends out of curiosity, but the words of the evangelist begin to stir something deep inside her.
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- Sheryl
- 09-06-18
A bit boring
Felt like this book was a bit boring and spent to much time on Maggie’s illness. So much small detail kind of dragged you a long. Love her books though!
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- 07-11-23
Great story
I love the book. It is inspiring and heartfelt. Looking forward to hearing more like this
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- Mary Harris
- 07-31-22
Suspense
One didn’t know until the end how the marriages would be.
Good story well written
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- LLL
- 01-08-22
Boring.
Repeat of vegetables and fruits in season. plot is slow and lacks movement through the story. I quit after chapter 10 due to repeat over and over of family discord.
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- WeRLoved
- 09-30-20
Narrator detracts from story
A narrator paints the picture and tells the story through her voice. Rather than speaking with a Pennsylvania Deutch accent, it sounds more like New York.
They should have let Melissa Hurst do the entire narration.
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- Mary R. Heisey
- 04-10-20
Enjoyed listening!!
Well done narration and well written book. Beverly Lewis does a great job of describing life in the Amish community.
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- Babs
- 03-29-20
First Love
This is my first audible by Mrs Lewis. I enjoyed the storyline which was one of hopelessness (debilitating disease) to one of hope ( love and family). Listening about going to tent revivals reminded me of my own childhood revivals.
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- Annette Wilson
- 01-13-20
blessed
this author & reader are continual blessing. Compaired to other authors & readers kinda pale in comparison. oh some are ok but not as well. thank you again for another blessed audio book
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- 10-31-18
A good Amish story
This audio book was entertaining and a very good story. If you like Amish stories you will enjoy this one. The reader was a bad choice in my opinion.
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- Fred
- 10-07-18
A nice Amish story
I was okay with the story. It did not flesh out the family dynamics such as mentioning "her sisters and the little ones." Never did get any detail if Maggie's little brothers (or sisters other than Grace and Miriam) but we heard the name Stephen once. Was he the extent of the "little ones?" Not a good transition from courting at age 18 to a bithday party when in her 50's. Also the narration had trouble with German pronunciation of 'ie' vs 'ei' sounds and this was distracting.
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The mistakes of the past haunt Lucy Flaud, who years ago stopped attending the activities for courting-age young people in her hometown of Bird-in-Hand. Now 25 and solidly past the age of Amish courtship, Lucy has given up any hope of marriage, instead focusing her efforts on volunteering in both the Plain and fancy communities of Lancaster County. Yet no matter how hard Lucy strives, she feels uncertain that she'll ever find redemption.
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Mixed bag...
- By Teri T on 05-02-16
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Ebb Tide
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Christina Moore, Stephanie Cozart
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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A heartwarming tale of courage and love from Amish fiction's number-one author. When a well-to-do family asks Sallie Riehl to be their daughter's nanny for the summer at their Cape May, New Jersey, vacation home, she jumps at the chance to broaden her horizons beyond the Lancaster County Amish community where she grew up.
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Good book! Loved the story line and characters.
- By Fawn Sample on 01-25-19
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Secret
- Seasons of Grace, Book 1
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The Secret by New York Times best-selling author Beverly Lewis is a compelling portrait of an Amish family's struggle to overcome the effects of a baffling secret. Soon-tobe-engaged Grace Byler is perplexed by her mom's nocturnal weeping and wandering - and her dad's refusal to discuss what's wrong. But when her mom runs off, Grace puts her own life on hold to pick up the pieces her mother left behind.
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Enjoy all of Beverly's books
- By betty on 01-02-11
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Parting
- A Novel
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Unrest is stirring in Nellie's Pennsylvania Amish community. Some of the farmers are even demanding forbidden modern conveniences, such as tractors. Nellie, meanwhile, is distraught over the impediments set against her courtship to handsome Caleb Yoder.
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How can loving Jesus have division?
- By ANNE TAYLOR on 08-02-23
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
- Unabridged
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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 Redemption of Sarah Cain
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Sarah Cain is a strictly modern woman living in Oregon and developing a burgeoning career in real estate. Her sister Ivy left to pursue a Plain life in Amish country 12 years ago. But when Ivy dies, Sarah is shocked to learn that she has been appointed guardian of her sister's five children. Lydia, the eldest, senses major difficulties for the new family.
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Very entertaining
- By whoahbaby on 09-06-23
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Shunning
- The Heritage of Lancaster County, Book 1
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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On the eve of Katie's wedding to widower Bishop John, startling news staggers out of her anguished parents, and nothing prepares Katie for the devastation their confession brings. Feeling betrayed, Katie watches as the only life she has ever known begins to unravel, leaving in its wake a furrow of pain and a future of hope.
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Easy read pulls you in enough
- By Caryl on 11-25-09
By: Beverly Lewis
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The Stone Wall
- By: Beverly Lewis
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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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 Tender Years
- By: Janette Oke
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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