Book Description
Can Lydia and Samuel find love in their marriage of convenience?
Lydia still can’t believe that she is Mrs. Samuel Bontrager. Or that she is seventeen with a six-month-old daughter. As Baby Mattie grows fussier by the day, Lydia wonders how she will survive a lifetime of marriage to a man she doesn’t love—at least not in the way she wants.
Samuel knows that he and Lydia did the right thing by marrying when Lydia became pregnant. He has even grown to love Lydia, though he never seems able to say the words out loud. What if she doesn’t love him back? After all, she pushes him away whenever he tries to draw closer.
When Lydia and Samuel introduce their mutual friends Beverly and Joseph to each other, they are as envious as they are delighted to watch their friends fall in love. But just as Samuel thinks Lydia might be softening to him, she gets involved in investigating the mysterious past of a local homeless woman—a curiosity that threatens to drive the couple further apart.
The third and final novel in the Amish Journeys series by bestselling author Beth Wiseman explores how wounds from the past must come to light before they can hope to heal.
My Thoughts:
A Beautiful Arrangement written
by Beth Wiseman is the third book in An Amish Journey. I have loved this series so much and am sad
to see it end. Having said that, this is
an outstanding addition to the series and is easily one of my favorite novels
penned by Ms. Wiseman.
The journey she takes Samuel
and Lydia is an emotional one filled with self-doubt and being unsure of each
other’s true feelings. Feelings of inadequacy
and uncertainty surface as Lydia desperately wants a loving and successful
marriage but at times it seems hopeless since Samuel is having problems
expressing his feelings. The situation
they found themselves in seemed realistic due to their ages, the circumstances of
their marriage and their strict beliefs.
The couple could have had an easier start to their lives together if
they would have communicated their feelings, hopes and dream for the future but
sometimes that’s easier said than done, right?
The secondary characters have
a storyline that was as interesting as the main characters which I really
enjoyed. I liked the friendships and the
addition of the mysterious homeless woman was perfect touch in this heart-stirring
story. This can be read as a standalone but
since the first two books in the series are just as incredible as this one, I recommend
reading them in order.
I received a copy from the
publisher. All opinions expressed are completely
my own.
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