Book Description
In this poignant, beautifully written novel, a faithful young Amish widow is reunited with her wayward first love . . .
As a bishop's daughter and good Amish mother, widowed Sadie Hochstetler teaches her young son that God blesses those who try their best to please Him. But her brief marriage taught her that life is infinitely more complicated than that. Older, and serious, her late husband seemed a sensible choice--especially compared to Elijah Fisher, the spirited boy with whom she butted heads and hearts. Then Elijah abruptly left for the Englisher world, taking Sadie's beloved brother along with him--a double betrayal she still strives to forgive. Especially now that Elijah has returned . . .
Elijah plans to stay in the Amish community only as long as he's needed, helping his family and working for Sadie's ailing father. The outside world has changed him, leading him to question rules and restrictions that others take on faith. Once, he'd been head over heels in love with the bishop's daughter--a girl he was judged unworthy of courting. Nine years have changed so much between them. Yet something remains--a spark that, for all their differences, might light the way home again . . .
As a bishop's daughter and good Amish mother, widowed Sadie Hochstetler teaches her young son that God blesses those who try their best to please Him. But her brief marriage taught her that life is infinitely more complicated than that. Older, and serious, her late husband seemed a sensible choice--especially compared to Elijah Fisher, the spirited boy with whom she butted heads and hearts. Then Elijah abruptly left for the Englisher world, taking Sadie's beloved brother along with him--a double betrayal she still strives to forgive. Especially now that Elijah has returned . . .
Elijah plans to stay in the Amish community only as long as he's needed, helping his family and working for Sadie's ailing father. The outside world has changed him, leading him to question rules and restrictions that others take on faith. Once, he'd been head over heels in love with the bishop's daughter--a girl he was judged unworthy of courting. Nine years have changed so much between them. Yet something remains--a spark that, for all their differences, might light the way home again . . .
My thoughts:
This is the first book that I have read by Patricia Johns but after reading this one I asked myself why?
I loved her writing and her compelling characters so I will definitely be reading more of her work.
Let's be honest and admit that we are all flawed people and the author didn't shy away from showing the flaws in her characters which I liked. I felt sorry for Sadie Hochstetler the young widow who returns to her parents home with her young son and I liked her immediately. At first I viewed Elijah Fisher negatively but as the story progressed I started to like and respect him. The family has so much to deal with from the bishops illness to a son who has left the Amish community and it was interesting how they chose to handle those situations.
I read this book pretty fast because I got caught up in the storyline and wanted find out what would happen in the lives of the Hochstetler family. The author made me care about her characters so much that I didn't want to say goodbye to them.
I received a complimentary copy of The Bishop's Daughter and was under no obligation to post a review. All opinions are my own.
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