Who Is Mary?

Stepping Stones, Book 1

De: Linda Byler

Narrado por: Susan Marlowe

The first book in a new Amish romance series by beloved novelist Linda Byler, an active member of the Amish church.

With her copper red hair and inquisitive personality, Mary is an anomaly in her Amish community in western New York. She tries to join in the fun with the other youth as they gather for hymn singings and games, but she finds it all rather dull. None of the young men are interested in her and she's even less interested in them. With each passing year, she feels more and more out of place and stifled by life as a misfit in a rural Amish community.

When her aunt comes for a visit and suggests she return to Lancaster with her to help manage her bakery, Mary sees her opportunity for the change she's desperately craving. But her parents forbid her to go, her father convinced that leaving the family for the busy life of Lancaster will lead her down a path of destruction. Mary is deeply distressed, wanting to honor her parents' wishes and also knowing she can't stay trapped in their isolated community forever. At twenty-one, she's old enough to decide for herself, and yet it's painful to be at odds with her father. Will she go, despite her father's dire warnings? If she stays, will she just continue to disappoint her parents, asking too many questions and never finding a man to marry?

One thing is sure. Before she can even think about dating, she needs to figure out who she is and where she belongs. And that might require a boldness she didn't know she possessed.

©2024 Linda Byler (P)2024 Skyhorse Audio

The ending was wrong

I know a lot of people have family ties that bind so that was good but the ending was all wrong

Odd Story. Not a Romance

I was booked at once by the easy narrative, although I thought the author told us too much instead of showing us. I empathize with Mary feeling like she was the she was the odd square peg in a family full of round ones. I could relate to Her struggled to find her faith, find meeting in her life and find happiness.