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By nick
Format:Paperback
Okay the conclusions are easy to guess but this book is easy to understand and has a nice cadence. katherine fuller so far is my second favourite amish writer behind amy clipston.
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Quiet and Satisfying Plot
17 Sep 2009
By Rachel Romano
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This is an enjoyable and satisfying romance novel that cleans up all of the loose ends of the book's plots at the end. The reader is not left wondering what happened to supporting characters, and all major questions that arise in the book are answered by the time the last page is reached.
Even though the book is set in Amish country, the Amish words are used only enough to give an authentic flavor to the characters. The main plot revolves around a young woman who marries within the community only to be left by her new husband four months later when he leaves the church. There are suspenseful twists to the plot with some sad surprises, but there is restoration at the happy ending.
The secondary plot involves a tempestuous young romance that has a few surprises too. All in all, a good read.
Even though the book is set in Amish country, the Amish words are used only enough to give an authentic flavor to the characters. The main plot revolves around a young woman who marries within the community only to be left by her new husband four months later when he leaves the church. There are suspenseful twists to the plot with some sad surprises, but there is restoration at the happy ending.
The secondary plot involves a tempestuous young romance that has a few surprises too. All in all, a good read.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad, but rather bland
10 Sep 2009
By Diane Davis White
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This story is plodding in places and the characters are not fully developed. The hero, Gabriel, is stiff and wooden while the heroine, Moriah, is a bit wishy-washy and clueless. I think most women--even good Christian ones--put face-to-face with the "other woman" would be angry, would show some angst. Was the author afraid of giving offense by showing Amish characters as real people? Amish are genuine and vibrant and don't always control their emotions--especially under the duress depicted in this book. In other words, they are human!
You have a man who has left his wife and his faith for another woman, yet he does it so casually, and leaves only a short note. Not realistic. The author missed a wonderful opportunity to get some emotional value into the book and deal with the real issues. It is never explained with any viability why Levi left his new wife. If he wanted to go, why did he marry her in the first place? Because he "hoped being married would make it go away?" Not good enough.
All that said, I will give the author kudos for an excellent plot idea, if executed without verve, and will read more of her work.
You have a man who has left his wife and his faith for another woman, yet he does it so casually, and leaves only a short note. Not realistic. The author missed a wonderful opportunity to get some emotional value into the book and deal with the real issues. It is never explained with any viability why Levi left his new wife. If he wanted to go, why did he marry her in the first place? Because he "hoped being married would make it go away?" Not good enough.
All that said, I will give the author kudos for an excellent plot idea, if executed without verve, and will read more of her work.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Engaging Story and Well Developed Plot
7 Sep 2009
By TheProf
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I must to admit to loving Beverly Lewis's stories of the Amish. So I was intrigued to find a new author's vision of the Plain life. Rather than Pennsylvania, Kathleen Fuller sets her story in Ohio's Middlefield Old Order Amish community. The plot is simple but well developed with characters you feel for. Moriah's storyline, the woman whose faith is unshaken even in the midst of a cheating husband, is strong but there is a wonderful side story that wasn't mentioned in the description. Moriah's younger brother Tobias, has a secret crush on his childhood nemesis, Rachel. Their storyline is delightful, fraught with tension and frustration, but ultimately you seem mature and grow.
There were a few grammar and spelling typos but they may be fixed with subsequent editions.
There were a few grammar and spelling typos but they may be fixed with subsequent editions.
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