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Christian Fiction September 2020
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A Beautiful Arrangement
by Beth Wiseman
What happened: Lydia and Samuel Bontrager weren’t planning to get married, and they certainly weren’t prepared when Lydia became pregnant at only seventeen.
Find out: Can Lydia and Samuel find romance and love within their marriage of convenience? Or is too much awkwardness and resentment causing them to settle for less than a marriage can be?
Series Alert: This is the final novel in the Amish Journeys series: 1.Hearts in Harmony 2. Listening to Love
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The Farm Stand
by Amy Clipston
Who it's about: Salina Petersheim forges a business relationship with Mennonite restaurateur Will Zimmerman.
The Conflict: She feels conflicted between her father's desire for her to marry in her Amish community and her growing feelings for Will.
Series Alert: Check out the first in the Amish Marketplace series: 1.The Bake Shop
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| If I Were You by Lynn AustinThe setup: Aristocratic Audrey Barrett, the English widow of an American soldier, needs support from the in-laws she's never met and heads to the U.S. with her young son in 1950.
The problem: When she arrives at her in-laws' home, she discovers Eve, her friend and former maid, who also has a young son...and who has been impersonating Audrey for nearly four years.
Who it's for: Readers who enjoy sweeping historical fiction dealing with class issues should enjoy this faith-filled tale that includes vivid depictions of World War II-era England. |
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| The Crow's Call by Wanda E. BrunstetterWhat it's about: After three family members are killed in a buggy accident, Amy King, her widowed mom, her widowed sister, and her younger brother mourn and try to keep their Amish greenhouse business afloat, but a vandal seems determined to destroy their work.
Series alert: This is the 1st entry in the Amish Greenhouse series; the 2nd book, The Mockingbird's Song, was recently released.
Don't miss: appearances by characters who starred in the author's Prayer Jar series, which is set in the same Pennsylvania location. |
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| Life After by Katie GanshertStarring: Autumn Manning, who survives when a bomb goes off on a Chicago train and kills 22 people, though she can't recall any of it.
What happens: Drawn to the victims' families, Autumn records them sharing memories of their loved ones and connects with one family in particular, a husband and kids who lost their wife and mother -- but then secrets from the past complicate matters for everyone.
Why you might like it: Addressing grief and survivor's guilt, this thought-provoking book is poignant and unputdownable. |
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| Stand Your Ground by Victoria Christopher MurrayTwo women of faith: Janice Johnson, a grieving African American mother whose only child, 17-year-old Marquis, is killed by a white man claiming the stand-your-ground defense; Meredith Spencer, the wife of the wealthy Philadelphia businessman who shot Marquis.
What happens: Janice and her husband grow apart as they deal with their son's death in different ways, and Meredith keeps troubling secrets as the investigation into the shooting moves to trial.
Is it for you? First published in 2015, this powerful novel remains just as timely today, though sensitive readers should know that there is some profanity, including racial slurs. |
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