"Gathering the Threads"
by Cindy Woodsmall
by Cindy Woodsmall
Finally back in the Old Order Amish world she loves,
Will Ariana’s new perspectives draw her family closer together--
or completely rip them apart?
After months away in the Englisch world, Ariana Brenneman is overjoyed to be in the Old Order Amish home where she was raised. Yet her excitement is mixed with an unexpected apprehension as she reconciles all she’s learned from her biological parents with the uncompromising teachings of her Plain community. Although her childhood friend, ex-Amish Quill Schlabach, hopes to help her navigate her new role amongst her people, Ariana’s Daed doesn’t understand why his sweet daughter is suddenly questioning his authority. What will happen if she sows seeds of unrest and rebellion in the entire family?
Meanwhile, Skylar Nash has finally found her place among the large Brenneman family, but Ariana’s arrival threatens to unravel Skylar’s new identity—and her sobriety. Both Ariana and Skylar must discover the true cords that bind a family and community together and grasp tight the One who holds their authentic identities close to His heart.
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This book is number 3 in the series Amish of Summer Grove. Ariana is back home after being ripped from the Amish home of Isaac and Lovinia Brenneman, who raised only to learn that she wasn't their biological daughter. Switched at birth with an Englisch baby, Skylar, Arianna had agreed to the swapping to keep the Amish midwife out of jail for allowing something so horrible to happen. Skylar agreed to the arrangement as the lesser of two evils, because of her drug use. But now Ariana is torn between the two world, the modern world that she has had a taste of and doesn't entirely want to give up, and the calm structured and confining world of the Amish that she grew up in. Add all this plus the fact that Skylar is still living in her room and sleeping in her bed while Ariana sleeps on the floor, and that Skylar definitely does not want her there, leads to a very stressful situation. Even though the Amish often seem calm and serene on the surface, they often have just as intense problems as we do. Will Ariana and Skylar turn to the only One who can truly help them? Or will there never be peace in the Brennan household again?
I always enjoy Cindy Woodsmall's books, they are well written and full of surprises. She recapped the previous two books before beginning book 3 and that was most helpful, but I found myself wanting to go back and reread them as I was a little lost in the last book, with both the characters and story line.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Litfuse Publishers in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
Will Ariana’s new perspectives draw her family closer together--
or completely rip them apart?
After months away in the Englisch world, Ariana Brenneman is overjoyed to be in the Old Order Amish home where she was raised. Yet her excitement is mixed with an unexpected apprehension as she reconciles all she’s learned from her biological parents with the uncompromising teachings of her Plain community. Although her childhood friend, ex-Amish Quill Schlabach, hopes to help her navigate her new role amongst her people, Ariana’s Daed doesn’t understand why his sweet daughter is suddenly questioning his authority. What will happen if she sows seeds of unrest and rebellion in the entire family?
Meanwhile, Skylar Nash has finally found her place among the large Brenneman family, but Ariana’s arrival threatens to unravel Skylar’s new identity—and her sobriety. Both Ariana and Skylar must discover the true cords that bind a family and community together and grasp tight the One who holds their authentic identities close to His heart.
*****************************************************************************
This book is number 3 in the series Amish of Summer Grove. Ariana is back home after being ripped from the Amish home of Isaac and Lovinia Brenneman, who raised only to learn that she wasn't their biological daughter. Switched at birth with an Englisch baby, Skylar, Arianna had agreed to the swapping to keep the Amish midwife out of jail for allowing something so horrible to happen. Skylar agreed to the arrangement as the lesser of two evils, because of her drug use. But now Ariana is torn between the two world, the modern world that she has had a taste of and doesn't entirely want to give up, and the calm structured and confining world of the Amish that she grew up in. Add all this plus the fact that Skylar is still living in her room and sleeping in her bed while Ariana sleeps on the floor, and that Skylar definitely does not want her there, leads to a very stressful situation. Even though the Amish often seem calm and serene on the surface, they often have just as intense problems as we do. Will Ariana and Skylar turn to the only One who can truly help them? Or will there never be peace in the Brennan household again?
I always enjoy Cindy Woodsmall's books, they are well written and full of surprises. She recapped the previous two books before beginning book 3 and that was most helpful, but I found myself wanting to go back and reread them as I was a little lost in the last book, with both the characters and story line.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Litfuse Publishers in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
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