With nowhere to turn, penniless widow Grace Yoder travels
with her young son to the Amish community of Seven Poplars. She hopes to
reunite with the Plain father she never knew -- and become part of the
community. Though her father is deceased, his new family still welcomes her.
Grace is overcome with gratitude. But when handsome family friend and Mennonite
John Hartman offers her a job in his veterinarian office, Grace discovers a
beautiful bridge between the two worlds. And prays John will ask her to stay by
his side.
Good book. Grace is the daughter of an Amish man and
woman who were not married. Her mother left the community without telling
anyone she was pregnant. Grace's early life was difficult; then, she landed in
foster care when her mother died. Grace later learned her father's identity, and
when her life imploded decided to seek him out and become part of the Amish
community. Dismayed to discover that her father is dead, Grace is grateful when
his family accepts her and her son.
I ached for Grace when she arrived at the Yoder home. She
is down to her last few dollars and has no idea what she'll do if they reject
her. Her relief is evident when Hannah, her father's widow, accepts her without
question, though some of the family is wary. Grace carries a lot of guilt for
things in her past and believes the only path to God's forgiveness is to leave
the world behind and become Amish. She fixates on this plan despite Hannah and
the local bishop telling her that doing so is unlikely. Grace's struggles with
the strictures of Amish life are present throughout the book.
Grace wants to earn her keep and contribute to the
household, so she accepts a job working for John, a family friend, and
Mennonite veterinarian. John is immediately drawn to Grace and quickly pictures
her as a vital part of his life. Though Grace is equally interested in him, she
fights her feelings because he isn't Amish. There were plenty of sweet scenes
of John and Grace together as he tries to show her that they belong together. I
frequently wanted to shake Grace and tell her to open her eyes to the good man
that was right in front of her. I loved the family intervention and its effect
on Grace. The epilogue was terrific.
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