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Author:

Clipston, Amy, author.

Title:

Seasons of an Amish garden : four stories / Amy Clipston.

Edition:

Large print edition.

Publisher:

Thorndike Pressa part of Gale, a Cengage Company,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

521 pages (large print) ; 22 cm

Subject:

Amish--Fiction.
Community gardens--Fiction.
Couples--Fiction.
Large type books.
Religious fiction.

Contents:

Spring is in the air -- Home by summer -- The fruits of fall -- Winter blessings.

Summary:

"Spring Is in the Air: As the young people of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, plant a garden in memory of their friend, Katie Ann begins to worry that her older brother, Ephraim, is dating her best friend. What if she somehow loses them both? But Christian, a new boy in the community, also works in the garden--and falling for him may be exactly the distraction, and lesson, that Katie Ann needs. Home by Summer: Clara Hertzler is surprised when Jerry Petersheim, her old friend, comes to the garden to drop off his younger sister--especially because Jerry has been gone for years, and now seems to be living as an Englisher. As the friends get to know each other again, Clara pushes Jerry to examine why he abandoned his Amish beliefs. Will Clara help Jerry renew his faith in God, and will they find love beneath the summer sun? The Fruits of Fall: Tena Speicher has come to live in Bird-in-Hand after her fiancé left her for an English woman. When a stranger comes to the fruit stand one day and asks for food, Tena is not sure how to respond--but Wayne intervenes and offers to let him stay in the barn. Afraid to trust Englishers, Tena must learn, with Wayne's help, that everyone is a child of God and deserving of kindness. Winter Blessings: Ephraim and Mandy have dated for some time and now have plans to marry. But after a series of unexpected events and misunderstandings, they wonder if they should go their separate ways. What will happen when their friends at the Amish garden conspire to bring them back together? Each story in this sweet, contemporary collection can be read as a standalone, but the stories are best enjoyed together. Book length: approximately 95,000 words. Also includes a reading group guide and an Amish glossary. "One story slides into the next, woven together effortlessly with the author's knowledge of the Amish life. Once started, you can't put this book down." --Suzanne Woods Fisher, bestselling author of The Devoted"-- Provided by publisher.
Across the seasons of the year, young Amish couples manage a community garden to raise money for a good cause. They find themselves harvesting friendships and love along the way. -- adapted from back cover

Series:

Thorndike press large print Christian fiction

ISBN:

1432880802
9781432880804

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1142920761

LCCN:

2020007892

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

YAPC771 -- Bondurant Community Library (Bondurant)

YLPC314 -- Cascade Public Library (Cascade)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

SVPC124 -- Clarksville Public Library (Clarksville)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

JBPC145 -- Coon Rapids Public Library (Coon Rapids)

AJPE887 -- Matilda J. Gibson Memorial Library (Creston)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

VUPB454 -- Elma Public Library (Elma)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)